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State v. . Earnhardt

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided November 17, 1915PublishedCited by 32 opinions

Appeal by the State from Garter, J., at July Term, 1915, of Stahxy. Criminal action. Defendant, John'Earnhardt, was indicted in the Superior Court for having worked Walter J. Kennedy on the chain-gang of the township mentioned in the indictment without requiring him to wear the uniform of a convicted felon, contrary to the statute, and was tried at said term, whereupon the jury returned a special verdict as follows: “1. At November Term, 1914, of Stanly Superior Court, W. J.…

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Appeal by the State from Garter, J., at July Term, 1915, of Stahxy. Criminal action. Defendant, John'Earnhardt, was indicted in the Superior Court for having worked Walter J. Kennedy on the chain-gang of the township mentioned in the indictment without requiring him to wear the uniform of a convicted felon, contrary to the statute, and was tried at said term, whereupon the jury returned a special verdict as follows: “1. At November Term, 1914, of Stanly Superior Court, W. J. Kennedy was duly convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to work for a term of six years on the chain-gang for North…

1Opinion of the Court

HOKE, J., did not sit on the hearing of this case. CLARK, C. J., dissenting. Criminal action. Defendant, John Earnhardt, was indicted in the Superior Court for having worked Walter J. Kennedy on the chain-gang of the township mentioned in the indictment without requiring him to wear the uniform of a convicted felon, contrary to the statute, and was tried at said term, whereupon the jury returned a special verdict as follows:

"1. At November Term, 1914, of Stanly Superior Court, W. J. Kennedy was duly convicted of manslaughter and sentenced to work for a term of six years on the chain-gang for…

2Cases cited15 opinions

  1. United States v. KirbySupreme Court of the United States · 1869
  2. Wood v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1842
  3. Hawaii v. MankichiSupreme Court of the United States · 1903
  4. Lake County v. RollinsSupreme Court of the United States · 1889
  5. United States v. FreemanSupreme Court of the United States · 1845

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3Cited by32 opinions

  1. Young v. . Whitehall Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1948
  2. In Re Inquiry Concerning Judge HardySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
  3. State v. HartSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1975
  4. State v. . BarksdaleSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1921
  5. State v. . HumphriesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1936

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