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  "name": "STATE vs. PHILLIPS",
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      "STATE vs. PHILLIPS."
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      {
        "text": "BoydeN, J.\nNo appeal is allowed on the part of the State\u2019 where a general verdict of not guilty has been rendered.\nThis was decided as far back as 1809, in the case of the State v. Jones, 1 Mur. 257, again in 1824, in the case of the State vs. Taylor, 1 Hawks, 422, and recently in the case of the State v. Credle, 63 N. C. R., 506. As no appeal could betaken by the State, the question in regard to the competency of the evidence rejected, does not arise.\nThere is error. Appeal dismissed.\nPjeR Curiam. Error.",
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        "author": "BoydeN, J."
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    "attorneys": [
      "Attorney General for the State.",
      "Mo Counsel for the defendant."
    ],
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    "head_matter": "STATE vs. PHILLIPS.\nNo appeal is allowed on t-he part of the State, where a general verdict of not-guilty, has been rendered.\nThe eases of Slate v. Jones, 1 Murphy, 257, Staley. Taylor, 1 Hawks., \u00e1S2, State-v. Oredle, 63 N, C. R., 506, cited and approved.\nThis was an indictment for larceny, tried before Clarke, Judge, at Eall Term 1871, of Greene Superior Court.\nIt was in evidence that the defendant had been arrested and\u2019 carried before one Busbee, a Justice of the Peace, before whom he confessed the theft. The Justice said \u201cI read the warrant to him and asked him if hej was guilty or not? He said,. guilty.\u201d The confessions of the prisoner were reduced to writing. The Justice said, \u201cHe had not informed the prisoner that he was not compelled to answer.\u201d\nThe State proposed to introduce in evidence the confessions-of the prisoner. They were rejected by His Honor upon the ground that under the Act of 1868-69, it was the duty of the; Justice of the Peace to propound the preliminary question.\nThere was a verdict of not guilty, and the State appealed..\nAttorney General for the State.\nMo Counsel for the defendant."
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