Legal Opinion
State v. . Schoolfield
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided November 15, 1922PublishedCited by 31 opinions
Appeal by defendant Glande Schoolfield from Harding, J., at August Term, 1922, of G-uilfobd. Criminal prosecution, tried upon an indictment charging the defendants with tbe forgery of a check, and also with uttering the same with intent to defraud, knowing it to have been falsely forged. O. S., 4293 and 4294. Clarence Schoolfield was acquitted. His codefendant, Claude School-field, was convicted, and from the judgment pronounced he appeals, assigning errors.
1Opinion of the CourtStacy, J.
The only serious exception appearing on the record is the one directed to the following portion of his Honor’s charge:
“Reasonable doubt, gentlemen, however, does not mean any and all possible doubt. It does not mean that you are to sit in the jury box and refuse to convict any man of a charge of violating the law until your mind has been disabused of all possible peradventure of a doubt. That is not what the law contemplates by a reasonable doubt; but a reasonable doubt means that when you have heard all of the evidence in the case, when you have heard the arguments and contentions of the…
2Cases cited3 opinions
- State v. . SearsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1867
- State v. . ParkerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1868
- State v. . CharlesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
3Cited by31 opinions
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- State v. HammondsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1954
- State v. . SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1942
- State v. . HarrisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1943
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