State v. . Houston
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendants from Long, J., at the December Term, 1910, of MeckleNbueg. The facts are sufficiently stated in the opinion of the Court by Mr. Chief Justice Ciarle.
1Opinion of the CourtClaRK, C. J.
The defendants Houston, Byers, and Boyd were convicted of manslaughter. In this Court they entered a demurrer to the evidence. It is settled by uniform decisions that an exception that the evidence is not sufficient to be submitted to the jury is waived if not taken before verdict. S. v. Hart, 116 N. C., 976; S. v. Kiger, 115 N. C., 746; S. v. Varner, ib., 744; S. v. Braddy, 104 N. C., 737; S. v. Harris, 120 N. C., 577, and cases there cited; S. v. Wilson, 121 N. C., 650; S. v. Huggins, 126 N. C., 1055; S. v. Williams, 129 N. C., 582, and numerous cases cited in Clark’s Code (3 Ed.), p. 773.…
2Cases cited11 opinions
- State v. . KigerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1894
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1897
- Taylor v. . PlummerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
- State v. . HartSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1895
- State v. Davis.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1904
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