State v. . Morse
Supreme Court of North Carolina
CbimiNal action, tried before Coolee, J., and a jury, at September Term, 1915, of PasquotanK. Defendants were indicted for fornication and adultery, and tbe defendant Dock Morse, from tbe judgment rendered upon a verdict of guilty, appealed to tbis Court.
1Opinion of the CourtWaleer, J.
Tbe appellant moved in tbe court below for a judgment of nonsuit; but we are of tbe opinion tbat there was sufficient evidence of bis guilt to be submitted to tbe jury. Whether -be is actually guilty or not is for tbe jury to decide, after weighing tbe testimony and ascertaining tbe facts. It is not necessary to state tbe evidence in detail, but it is quite sufficient to say tbat appellant’s relations with bis codefendant, bis conduct with reference to her, bis frequent visits to her bouse day and night, and bis remaining at her borne all night, with other circumstances of more or less…
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