State v. . Williams
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDICTMENT for murder, tried at June Term, 1884, of Wake Superior Court, before Avery, J. Verdict of guilty ; judgment; appeal by prisoner.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
The prisoner is charged with the murder of William J. Watkins, and upon the trial before a jury was convicted of the crime. Many exceptions were taken to the rulings of the court by his counsel, in which it is necessary, in disposing of the appeal, to notice but' two, numbered respectively i and 14, and resting substantially upon the same basis.
The principal witness, relied on mainly by the state to prove the homicide, and alleged to have been an accomplice in committing the crime, one John Pool, upon his direct examination, testified that on the evening of the day when the said William J.…
2Cases cited2 opinions
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3Cited by6 opinions
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- State v. YoungerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- State v. . ChisenhallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
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- State v. . BurnoSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1912
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