Legal Opinion

State v. Dixon.

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided December 16, 1902PublishedCited by 24 opinions

InuictmeNT against Cyrus Dixon, beard by Judge F. D. Winston and a jury at Spring Term, 1902, of tbe Superior ( ourt of Jones County. From a verdict of guilty of murder in tbe first degree and judgment tbereon, tbe defendant appealed.

1Opinion of the CourtClark, J.

Tbe prisoner was convicted of murder in tbe' first degree of Godfrey Webber. Tbe appeal was most fully argued here, and every exception which counsel thought might avail the prisoner was taken below, as fifty exceptions appear in tbe record — 'though on fuller consideration these were reduced, as was proper to thirteen errors assigned in the case on appeal. After careful consideration, we have been able to find nothing prejudicial to the rights of the prisoner and must affirm the judgment.

It would serve no good purpose to gO' over, one by one, each assignment of error, and discuss them in a…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. Walker v. . ScottSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
  2. State v. . JacobsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1890
  3. State Ex Rel. Merrell v. WhitmireSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1892
  4. State v. Rose.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1901
  5. Moore v. Navassa Guano Co.Supreme Court of North Carolina · 1902

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3Cited by24 opinions

  1. Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
  2. State v. YoesSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1967
  3. State v. . SpiveySupreme Court of North Carolina · 1909
  4. State v. . SmithSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1931
  5. State v. . WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1923

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