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State v. . John

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 5, 1857PublishedCited by 14 opinions

INDICTMENT for highway ROBBeet, tried before Manly, J., at the last Fall Term of Caswell Superior Court. The indictment upon which the prisoner was tried, is as follows : “State oe North Carolina, ) Superior Court oe Law, Caswell County, f Fall Term, 1851. The jurors for the State, upon their oath present, that John, a negro slave, the property of Samuel Watkins, in the county of Caswell aforesaid, on the nineteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight…

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INDICTMENT for highway ROBBeet, tried before Manly, J., at the last Fall Term of Caswell Superior Court. The indictment upon which the prisoner was tried, is as follows : “State oe North Carolina, ) Superior Court oe Law, Caswell County, f Fall Term, 1851. The jurors for the State, upon their oath present, that John, a negro slave, the property of Samuel Watkins, in the county of Caswell aforesaid, on the nineteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven, with force and arms in the county aforesaid, in the common and public highway of the State, in and…

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The indictment upon which the prisoner was tried, is as follows:

"STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA, } SUPERIOR COURT OF LAW, Caswell County, } Fall Term, 1857.

The jurors for the State, upon their oath present, that John, a negro slave, the property of Samuel Watkins, in the county of Caswell aforesaid, on the nineteenth day of June, in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and fifty seven, with force and arms in the county aforesaid, in the common and public highway of the State, in and upon one Matthew Brooks, then and there being in the peace of God, feloniously did make an assault, and…

2Cited by14 opinions

  1. State v. RichardsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1983
  2. State v. HopeSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1986
  3. United States v. Geoffrey Thomas GattisCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2017
  4. United States v. Bobby DinkinsCourt of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit · 2019
  5. State v. BuckomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991

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