State v. . Lewis
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Appeal by defendants from Gwyn, J., at November Term, 1945, of Caldwell.
1Opinion of the CourtSeawell, J.
Tbe defendants were brought to trial on three bills of indictment, respectively, (a) charging Ed Church, Clarence Lewis and Harry Mills with raping Emmie Green; (b) charging Clarence Lewis with raping Emmie Green; and (c) charging Harry Mills with assault on Estelle Jones with intent to commit rape.
The cases were consolidated for trial with the consent of the defendants. The solicitor announced in open court that he would not ask for a verdict against any of the defendants for the capital offense, but only in each case for assault with intent to commit rape as the evidence might justify.
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