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212 N.C. 766

State v. Mosley

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 5, 1938

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1938-01-05

Cited by 1 later decisions (1 by the Supreme Court) — most recently June 1960

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Decided 1938-01-05

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'WiNBORNE, J.

¶1Tbe record on appeal discloses tbat-tbe verdict as recorded is simply “Guilty.” However, in settling tbe ease on appeal, tbe judge below finds as facts tbat when tbe jury announced its verdict of guilty tbe court said to tbe jury, “Guilty of what?” Tbat tbe jurors answered for tbeir verdict: “Guilty of murder in tbe first degree,” and tbat tbe clerk in writing tbe minutes inadvertently left out tbe said question and answer. Nevertheless it does not appear tbat tbe said findings of fact were made in open court, tbat tbe defendant was present in person, or tbat the records have been corrected to speak tbe truth.

¶2Motion of tbe State to remand tbe cause for correction of tbe record will be allowed in accordance with S. v. Brown, 203 N. C., 513, 166 S. E., 396.

¶3Remanded.

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