State v. . Lamon
Supreme Court of North Carolina
From Columbus. Indictment for murder. — The words of the. indictment which it is material to state, were, as follows, “The Jurors for the Slate upon their oath present, that Alexan-yja,nonj jape 0p J31a.dcn County, labourer, not having ■ the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil, on the twenty-ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, with force and arms, in the county…
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From Columbus. Indictment for murder. — The words of the. indictment which it is material to state, were, as follows, “The Jurors for the Slate upon their oath present, that Alexan-yja,nonj jape 0p J31a.dcn County, labourer, not having ■ the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the Devil, on the twenty-ninth day of August in the year of our Lord one thousand eight hundred and twenty-three, with force and arms, in the county aforesaid, in and upon one James McMillan, &c.” The prisoner on his arraignment pleaded, “ not guilty,” and before he was put on…
1Opinion
I will subjoin a few remarks to the very satisfactory opinion delivered by the Chief Justice. First, on the objection, allowing it had been taken at the proper time, that one of the grand (181) jurors who found the bill was also one of the jurors who composed the coroner's inquest. Second, that the tales jurors were directed to be summoned from the county of Columbus.
It is undoubtedly good cause of challenge to one offered as a traverse juror that he was one of the jurors which composed the coroner's inquest, or the grand jury which had found the bill, for he had both formed and expressed an…
2Cases cited10 opinions
- State v. . BentonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1836
- State v. . ChavisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1879
- State v. . SwepsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1879
- Henry v. . CannonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1882
- State v. . DealSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1885
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