76 N.C. 240
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided January 5, 1877
Supreme Court of North Carolina · decided 1877-01-05
INDICTMENT for Staying an Election, (Bat. Rev. ch. 32, § 39,) tried at Spring Term, 1876,' of Columbus Superior Court, before McKoy, J. The Bill of Indictment was found in New Hanover, and the case was removed to Brunswick, thence to Columbus. The jury rendered a verdict of' guilty. Judgment that defendant be imprisoned in the common jail of Columbus County for three months. There were no exceptions to the ruling of the Court.
Decided 1877-01-05
¶1 The facts as to the pardon in this case are the same as in State v. Alexander, at this term, and the principles of law are the same and the decision is the same.
¶2 Per Curiam: We declare the defendant entitled to be discharged upon payment of the costs of this Court upon the terms of the pardon.