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65 N.C. 330

State v. . Swann

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 5, 1871

Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1871-01-05

This was an indictment for an assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill, tried before his Honor, Cloud, J., at the last Term of the Superior Court for the County of McDowell. The indictment was founded upon the Act of 1868-’69, ch. 167, see. 8, and charged that the assault was made upon the prosecutor, William Eorney, “ with a certain pistol, then and there, loaded with gunpowder, and one leaden bullet,” with intent to kill him.

Cited by 3 later decisions — most recently December 1905

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Decided 1871-01-05

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Reade, J.

¶1 1. It is not necessary that an indictment under a statute should be in the very words of the statute — as where the statute makes it indictable and punishable in the Penitentiary for one to shoot atanother with “any kind of firearms,” it is sufficient to charge that it was “ with a certain pistol, then and there, loaded with gunpowder and one leaden bullet,” because the Court can see that this is a “fire-arm.”

¶2 And so it was not necessary to charge that it was a “deadly weapon ” in the words of the statute; because the Court will take notice that a loaded pistol within carrying distance is a deadly weapon.

¶3 2. The statute, Acts 1868-’69, ch. 167, seo. 8, does not make the offence charged a felony, and therefore it was not necessary to charge that it was done with a felonious intent.

¶4 There is no error. This will be certified.

¶5 Per Curiam. Judgment affirmed.

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