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State v. StinsonState v. Stinson

Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jun 16, 1966
821
Reporters:
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Before:
Moore
Per Curiam.

We have carefully examined the defendant’s assignments of ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍error and find them without merit. The motion for continuance was addressed to the discretion of the ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍court. The motion for a directed verdict was properly denied. The court’s charge presented fairly the burden ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍the law required the State to carry before the jury could render a verdict of guilty ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍on either of the charges. Error in the trial or reason why the verdict and judgment should ‍‌‌‌‌​​​​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌​​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​​​​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌​‌​​‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​​​‌​‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌​​‌‌​‌‌‌​‌‍be disturbed are not disclosed.

No error.

Moore, J., not sitting.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Stinson
Court Name: Supreme Court of North Carolina
Date Published: Jun 16, 1966
Citations: 267 N.C. 661; 148 S.E.2d 593; 1966 N.C. LEXIS 1105; 821
Docket Number: 821
Court Abbreviation: N.C.
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