State v. . McNair
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Indictment — Rape—Evidence—Practice. This was an indictment for Rape, tried before Ouclger, Judge, and a jury, at Spring Term, 1885, of the Superior Court of Onslow county. The jury returned a verdict of guilty, and the Court gave judgment thereon against the prisoner, from which he appealed. The case is stated in the opinion of the Court.
1Opinion of the CourtSmith, C. J.
The prisoner is charged with having committed a rape upon the body of Lizzie A. Edins, in an indictment containing two counts, the one being silent as to her age, the other alleging it to be under ten years. Upon the plea of not guilty, the prisoner was put on trial before a jury, at Spring Term, 1885, of Onslow Superior Court, and convicted of the offence. Thereupon, sentence of death being pronounced, the prisoner appeals to this Court. The record discloses two exceptions to the rulings of the Court, which we are required to review and determine.
1. The prisoner’s counsel proposed to prove…
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