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State v. . HarrillState v. . Harrill

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Sep 27, 1944
Reporters:
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Before:
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DeviN, J.

The record discloses that there was sufficient evidence offered by the State to carry ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍the case to the jury on the charge of engaging in prostitution as defined by the statute. G. S., 14-203. There was general verdict of guilty. The defendant ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍offered no evidence.

Exception was noted to the admission by the court, over objection, of testimony tending to show the bad character of the three women who resided in ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍the house occupied by the defendant. This testimony, together with evidence of the reputation of the house, is made competent by statute in cases of prostitution. G. S., ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍14-206; S. v. Waggoner, 207 N. C., 306, 176 S. E., 566; S. v. Sinodis, 189 N. C., 565, 127 S. E., 601.

The exception that the judge’s charge did not comply with G. S., ‍​‌​​​​‌​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​‌​​‌​‌​​​​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​​‌​​​‌​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌​​‌‌‌​​‌‌‍1-180, cannot be sustained. S. v. Dilliard, 223 N. C., 446.

In the trial we find

No error.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. . Harrill
Court Name: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Date Published: Sep 27, 1944
Citations: 224 N.C. 477; 31 S.E.2d 353; 1944 N.C. LEXIS 383
Court Abbreviation: N.C.
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