State v. . Morgan

The State’s evidence was sufficient to carry the ease to the jury upon the charge contained in the bill of indictment but the jury returned a verdict of guilty of a less degree of the offense charged, namely, an assault upon a female the defendant being a male person over 18 years of age. Such verdict was authorized by G. S., 15-170.

The brief of the defendant does not comply with Rule 28, Rules of Practice in the Supreme Court, 221 N. C., 562-3, in that such brief does not contain properly numbered the assignments of error with reference to printed pages of transcript. However, we have…