State v. Davis

Defendant has one assignment of error that the judgment of imprisonment of the court on each count of each bill of indictment was excessive, and violates the constitutional prohibition against cruel or unusual punishment. A violation of G.S. 14-119 is a felony, and the statute provides that the punishment shall be imprisonment for not less than four months nor more than ten years, or by a fine in the discretion of the court. A violation of G.S. 14-120 is a felony, and the statute provides that the person so offending shall be imprisoned for not less than four months nor more than ten years. A…