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218 N.C. 307

10 S.E.2d 916

State v. . Samia

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided October 16, 1940

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1940-10-16

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Decided 1940-10-16

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Cited by 9 later decisions — most recently January 1960

5 state decisions

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Per Curiam.

¶1 A witness for the State testified that be bought a pint of whiskey from the defendant. The defendant offered no evidence. The only question was the credibility of the State’s witness. The jury was satisfied beyond a reasonable doubt of defendant’s guilt and rendered verdict accordingly. In the trial we find

¶2 No error.

¶3 Motion in Arrest oe Judgment.

¶4 In this Court defendant entered a motion in arrest of the judgment on the ground that the ease was transferred from the Craven County recorder’s court to the Superior Court for trial, and that defendant was there tried upon the original warrant without a bill of indictment. This, procedure was authorized by statute, Public Laws 1929, ch. 115, sec. 2, and has been upheld by this Court in S. v. Publishing Co., 179 N. C., 720, 102 S. E., 318; S. v. Saleeby, 183 N. C., 740, 110 S. E., 844. See, also, S. v. Boykin, 211 N. C., 407, 191 S. E., 18.

¶5 Motion in arrest of judgment denied.

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