State v. . Ray

We concur with his Honor below, that the defendant is not guilty of forcible trespass. That offense must be charged as being done with a strong hand, "manu forti," which implies greater force than is expressed by the words "vi et armis." There must be a demonstration of force, as with weapons, or a multitude of people, so as to involve a breach of the peace or directly tend to it and be calculated to intimidate or put in fear. S. v. Flowers,5 N.C. 254; S. v. Fisher, 12 N.C. 357; S. v. Mills, 13 N.C. 420. The jury find that the defendant obtained the note from Byrd by stratagem and "fraud."…