State v. Gillyard

May 8, 1957
Reporters:
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PER CuRiam.

Defendant’s motion to nonsuit and other assignments ‍‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍of error revolve around the failure of the State to establish that the alleged crime was ‍‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍committed on the date specified in the bill of indictment. The failure of the State to ‍‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍establish that the crime was committed on 27 March as alleged in the bill of indictment ‍‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍does not relieve defendant from responsibility for his criminal act. Time was not of the essence. S. ‍‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌‌‌​​​​‌‌​​​​​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​​​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‌​​‌​‍v. Trippe, 222 N.C. 600, 24 S.E. 2d 340.

No error.