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State v. . PetersonState v. . Peterson

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Nov 27, 1946
Reporters:
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Before:
Per Curiam.
Per Curiam.

This case was here at Fall Term, 1945, and is reported in 225 N. C., ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‍540, where the material facts are stated. The former appeal was from judgment pronounced on verdict of guilty of murder in the second degree. This Court held there ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‍was evidence sufficient to carry the case to the jury, but ordered a new trial for error in the judge’s charge.

On the trial from which comes the present appeal ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‍the jury again found the defendant guilty of manslaughter. The evidence for the State in both trials was substantially the same. Hence motion for judgment of nonsuit was ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‍properly denied. ¥e have examined the other exceptions now brought forward in the assignments of error, both as to the admission of testimony, and as to the charge, ‍​‌‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌​​‌​​​​​‌‌‌‌​​​​​‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​​‌​​‌‌​​‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌​​‌​‌‌​​​‌​‌​​‌‌‌​‌​​​​‌​‍and conclude that none of them can be sustained. Ir. the trial we find

No error.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. . Peterson
Court Name: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Date Published: Nov 27, 1946
Citations: 226 N.C. 770; 40 S.E.2d 362; 1946 N.C. LEXIS 328
Court Abbreviation: N.C.
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