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2 N.C. 338

State v. Johnston

Superior Court of North Carolina · decided 1796-05-15

<p>One bidder at a Sheriff’s sale is sufficient, but the bidder must be one who is iblc to advance the money, wliicli he offers as hi. bid. A return in the name of tne Hi luS..enff by ins U-nnity, if false, will render the Sheriff liaole eriminaliter. Win. u a Defendant h, court, is ordered into custody for a fine, it will be improper to discharge him and order a ji. fa to issue for the fine. The c iurt will no: permit independent facts, for which the party would be iiaole to another prosecution, to be given in evidence, in order to enhance a fine.</p>

Decided 1796-05-15

Per curiam

¶1This has been only done where the matters shewn to the court by way of aggravation, have been relative to the matter for which the Defendant "uadi been convicted, not where they are independent facts for which the party is liable to another prosecution. We will not hear the o her returns read. A iV * days after, the court fined the Defendant 1 n-iy pounds, and ordered him into the custody eflhe Sheriff of New-Hanover, till the fine was paid. Some days after this, an application was made to discharge the Defendant out of custody, as he had not wherewith to pay the fine now with him j and to issue a fi. fa. to the county of Onslow, for the levying thereof — and it was urged, that the court had done so in the case of the Warrenton fines. • ■

¶2Per curium — The proper process to compel payment of a fine, is a capiatur pro fine, which is issued when «he narty is not in court at the time the fine is laid ; but when he is in court, and is ordered into custody, it is like being in custody upon a capias ad satisfaciendum, and then a discharge from them by the PhuntitPs consent, will discharge the party from any other execution : and perhaps should the court now give into the present motion, it may hereafter be said, ihat a ji. fa. was irregular, as his discharge from his present confinement could not have been procured hod th< State opposed it, So the motion was denied. Vide Salk. 56. Co. Inst. 218. Salk. 400. 4 Bl. Com. 368. 8 Rep. 59 b

¶3.Note, — Upon the first point, see State v. Joyce, ante 43.

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