Legal Opinion · Dissent

State v. Dewey.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 3, 1905Published

INDICTMENT for embezzlement against T. W. Dewey, beard by Judge E. B. Jones and a jury, at the July Term, 1905, of the Superior Court of Graven County. Erom a conviction and the sentence of the court, the defendant appealed.

1Dissent

Hoke, L,

dissenting: I differ from the court in its de-*564cisión of this case and am of opinion that the defendant has not had his canse tried in accordance with law.

The defendant in apt time and in proper manner requested the court below to put its instructions to the jury in writing,' and where this is done the statute provides that the judge shall put his instructions in writing and read them to the jury as written, and sign and file the same as a part of the record in the cause. Code, sec. 414.

The facts which transpired on the trial in respect to this requesfiof the defendant are embodied in…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Currie v. . ClarkSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1884
  2. State v. CrowellSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
  3. State v. . YoungSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1892

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