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  "name": "STATE v. NOAH TAYLOR",
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      "STATE v. NOAH TAYLOR."
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        "text": "EaiRcloth, J.\nThe defendant was indicted for murder sand put on his trial on the' second \u201cWednesday of the term, \u00a1and the jury failed to agree at th\u00e9 close of the week. His TIonor thereupon continued tire Court and kept the jury together until the following Monday, when a verdict of guilty was rendered and judgment pronounced. The. defendant \u25a0made a motion to arrest the judgment, on the gound that His Honor had no authority to continue the Court and jury \u00a1after the end Of the second week,' which motion was disallowed.\nHe insists that Art. IV. \u00a7 12, of the Constitution, by amplication restricts the power of the Legislature to authorize the Judge below, on the trial of a capital case, to continue the Court after the end of the two weeks, as it attempted to do by an Act, C. C. P. \u00a7 397, Bat. Rev. ch. 33. \u00a7 108.\nThis precise question was considered in State v. Adair, 66 N. C. 298, and, for the reasons there given, it was held that There was no such restriction in the Constitution.'\nHe further insists, if there is no restriction as above claimed, there is no authority for the Legislature to authorize an extension of the Court beyond the two weeks. It would seem, that, if there is no constitutional restriction, the Legislature undoubtedly has the power to authorize the continuance of a Court, to meet the ends of justice in the trial of a \u25a0capital felony. ,\n, In addition to what is said in Adair\u2019s case above, the'Act of 1830, Rev. Code, ch..31, \u00a7 16, enacted to meet the difficulty experienced'in Spier\u2019.s case, giving, the Court power, on the trial of a capital case, to continue from day to day after; the expiration of the term to finish the trial &c. was in force\u2019 at the adoption of the Constitution and is. not repealed or restricted therein. This Act not being digested or brought-forward in Battle\u2019s Bevisal, is not repealed. State v. Cunningham, 72 N. C. 469.\n\u2019 There is no. error. Let this be certified to the Court be\u2022low, that further proceedings may be had according to law.\nPer Curiam. ' Judgment afiirmecL",
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      "Attorney General, for'the \"State.",
      "Mr. Geo. II Brown, Jr., for the defendant."
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    "head_matter": "STATE v. NOAH TAYLOR.\nIndictment \u2014 Trial \u2014 Continuation of Term.\nL In a trial for murder, where the jury fail to agree and the Judge continued the term of the court, from Saturday of the second week to the following Monday, when a verdict was rendered; Held, not to be error.\n2. The provisions of ch. 33, \u00a7 10S, of Battle\u2019s Eevisal, are not in conflict with Article 1Y. sec. 12 of the Constitution.\n(State v. Adair, 66 N. 0. 298; State v. Cunningham, 72 N 0.469, cited and approved )\nINDICTMENT, for murder tried at Fall Te'rm, 1876, of' Beau-tort Superior Court, before Moore, J.\nThe trial commenced on \"Wednesday of the second week of the term, and between eleven and twelve o\u2019clock on Saturday night following, the jury having failed to agree, His Honor continued the term until Monday morning at ten o\u2019clock of the following week, and on that day, the jury rendered a verdict of guilty and were discharged without the consent of the prisoner. The counsel for the prisoner moved his discharge, upon the ground that the term of the court had expired by limitation, and that Ilis Honor had no power under the Constitution to continue it.\nThe motion was- not allowed, and there was judgment and appeal by prisoner.- > . .\nAttorney General, for'the \"State.\nMr. Geo. II Brown, Jr., for the defendant."
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