{ "id": 8625432, "name": "STATE v. GEORGE NEAL BEATTY, CLIFTON TEAGUE and HAROLD DOUGLAS WARE", "name_abbreviation": "State v. Beatty", "decision_date": "1946-11-27", "docket_number": "", "first_page": "765", "last_page": "766", "citations": [ { "type": "official", "cite": "226 N.C. 765" } ], "court": { "name_abbreviation": "N.C.", "id": 9292, "name": "Supreme Court of North Carolina" }, "jurisdiction": { "id": 5, "name_long": "North Carolina", "name": "N.C." }, "cites_to": [ { "cite": "76 S. E., 679", "category": "reporters:state_regional", "reporter": "S.E.", "opinion_index": 0 }, { "cite": "161 N. C., 264", "category": "reporters:state", "reporter": "N.C.", "case_ids": [ 11270382 ], "opinion_index": 0, "case_paths": [ "/nc/161/0264-01" ] }, { "cite": "81 S. E., 748", "category": "reporters:state_regional", "reporter": "S.E.", "opinion_index": 0 }, { "cite": "166 N. 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GEORGE NEAL BEATTY, CLIFTON TEAGUE and HAROLD DOUGLAS WARE." ], "opinions": [ { "text": "Denny, J.\nThe first assignment of error is directed to the admission of certain evidence over defendants\u2019 objection, elicited from the prosecutrix in response to leading questions.\nIt is within the discretion of the trial judge whether or not counsel shall be permitted to ask leading questions. The exercise of such discretion, in the absence of an abuse thereof, will not be reviewed on appeal. S. v. Harris, 222 N. C., 157, 22 S. E. (2d), 229; S. v. Hargrove, 216 N. C., 570, 5 S. E. (2d), 852; S. v. Buck, 191 N. C., 528, 132 S. E., 151. No prejudicial error bas been shown and the exception cannot be sustained.\nThe defendants assign as error the following portion of his Honor\u2019s-charge: \u201cTake into consideration what the witness says and how he says it. Take into consideration the witness\u2019 interest in the case, if he is-interested in it, and then apply your judgment to the witness\u2019 testimony and decide on what weight you will give to it.\u201d\nThe above instruction is only a part of his Honor\u2019s charge dealing-with the question of the interest or bias of witnesses. The charge was applicable to all the witnesses alike, and did not single out any witness- or refer to the defendants as being interested in the outcome of the trial. There was no instruction to scrutinize the testimony of the defendants or that of any other witnesses in the light of their interest in the result of the verdict. If there had been such instruction and the court had failed to further instruct the jury substantially to the effect, that if the jury believed the testimony of an interested witness they would give to-such testimony the same weight as that given to the testimony of disinterested witnesses, the exception would have merit. S. v. McKinnon, 223 N. C., 160, 25 S. E. (2d), 606. But since the instruction applied to all the witnesses alike, those for the State as well as those for the-defendants, this assignment of error cannot be sustained. S. v. Cureton, 215 N. C., 778, 3 S. E. (2d), 343.\nThe defendants also except to the instructions of the court below which appear on pages 28, 29 and 30 of the record. This is an insufficient exception, in that it does not point out any specific statement or instruction which the defendants contend is erroneous. Such exception constitutes a \u201cbroadside attack\u201d upon the charge, and will not be considered. S. v. Herron, 175 N. C., 754, 94 S. E., 698; S. v. Wade, 169 N. C., 306, 84 S. E., 768; S. v. Cameron, 166 N. C., 379, 81 S. E., 748; S. v. Johnson, 161 N. C., 264, 76 S. E., 679. But even so, after a careful reading-of the portion of the charge to which the defendants except, we find no-error therein.\nIn the trial below, we find\nNo error.", "type": "majority", "author": "Denny, J." } ], "attorneys": [ "Attorney-General McMullan and Assistant Attorneys-General Bruton, Rhodes, and Moody for the State.", "P. C. Froneberger and O. A. Warren for defendants." ], "corrections": "", "head_matter": "STATE v. GEORGE NEAL BEATTY, CLIFTON TEAGUE and HAROLD DOUGLAS WARE.\n(Filed 27 November, 1946.)\n1. Criminal Law \u00a7\u00a7 42b, 81a\u2014\nIt is within the discretion of the trial judge whether or not counsel shall be permitted to ask leading questions. The exercise of such discretion, in the absence of an abuse thereof, will not be reviewed on appeal.\n2. Criminal Law \u00a7 53i\u2014\nA charge to the effect that the jury should take into consideration what a witness says and how he says it and his \u201cinterest in the case, if he is interested in it,\u201d and determine the weight to be given to the testimony, is not eri-or in failing to further charge the jury to the effect that if they believe the testimony of an interested witness they should give the testimony the same weight as that of any other witness, since there was no instruction to scrutinize the testimony of interested witnesses, and the instruction applied to all the witnesses alike and did not refer to the defendants as being interested.\n3. Criminal Law \u00a7 78e (1) \u2014\nAn exception to instructions of the court \u201cwhich appear on pages 2S, 29 and 30 of the record\u201d is a \u201cbroadside attack\u201d and will not be considered.\nAppeal by defendants from Clement, J., at June Term, 1946, of GaSTON.\nCriminal prosecution tried upon indictment charging the defendants with rape, but the Solicitor only asked for a conviction of an assault with intent to commit rape.\nVerdict: Guilty. Judgment: That each of the defendants be imprisoned in the State\u2019s Prison for a term of not less than eight nor more than twelve years.\nThe defendants appeal, assigning error.\nAttorney-General McMullan and Assistant Attorneys-General Bruton, Rhodes, and Moody for the State.\nP. C. Froneberger and O. A. Warren for defendants." }, "file_name": "0765-01", "first_page_order": 813, "last_page_order": 814 }