Legal Opinion
State v. Tickle
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided September 23, 1953No. 1PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtParker, J.
The defendant in this Court made a motion to dismiss for want of jurisdiction.
For a crime to be prosecuted and judgment given it is necessary that the trial court have jurisdiction of the subject matter and of the person of the defendant. Jurisdiction of the subject matter is derived from the law. S. v. Oliver, 186 N.C. 329, 119 S.E. 370; 10 Am. Jur., p. 917.
The defendant came voluntarily into Caswell County, this State, and was arrested for reckless driving, hunting without a license, and then on the warrant in this case. The defendant was present in person during his trial in the Recorder’s…
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