State v. . Crook
Supreme Court of North Carolina
This was an indictment for an affray with deadly weapons, tried before his Honor Bynvm, J., at February Term, 1892 of the Superior Court of UNION County.
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This was an indictment for an affray with deadly weapons, tried before his Honor Bynvm, J., at February Term, 1892 of the Superior Court of UNION County. The defendant Crook plead guilty, and the defendant Gur - ley stated in open Court that he would no longer contend, against the State, and upon the motion of the Solicitor the Court made the following order: “Judgment suspended against both defendants upon the payment by the defendant Crook of all the costs of the case, to be taxed by the Clerk of this Court.” The defendant Crook was given time to pay the costs, and was required to give bond…
1Opinion of the Court
Avery, J.:
The practice of making an order, where defendants are convicted or submit on a criminal charge, that the judgment be suspended upon the payment of the costs, is one that seems to be somewhat peculiar to our own Courts; but it must be admitted that its adoption has proved very salutary, both in bringing about the reformation of petty offenders and in the suppression, especially of certain classes of offences. The exercise of this discretionary power has not heretofore been questioned, and the beneficial effects of its judicious use have been made so manifest as to commend it both to…
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