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  "id": 11276306,
  "name": "State v. Saunders and others, securities of Sarah Jeffreys",
  "name_abbreviation": "State v. Saunders",
  "decision_date": "1821-06",
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  "first_page": "355",
  "last_page": "356",
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      "cite": "8 N.C. 355"
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    "name_abbreviation": "N.C.",
    "id": 9292,
    "name": "Supreme Court of North Carolina"
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    "name_long": "North Carolina",
    "name": "N.C."
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    {
      "cite": "2 Murph. Rep. 480",
      "category": "reporters:state",
      "reporter": "Mur.",
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  "provenance": {
    "date_added": "2019-08-29",
    "source": "Harvard",
    "batch": "2018"
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    "judges": [],
    "parties": [
      "State v. Saunders and others, securities of Sarah Jeffreys."
    ],
    "opinions": [
      {
        "text": "Henderson, Judge,\ndelivered the opinion of the Court:\nThis Court passes no judgment in criminal, cases, except for the costs expended in this Court. It acts directory to the Court below, and its power to award costs expended here, arises only from construction. Caswell Superior Court will therefore enter up judgment for all costs except the costs of this Court. The jailer\u2019s fees form no part of the costs, consequently they are not to be included in the judgment.",
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        "author": "Henderson, Judge,"
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    "head_matter": "PRACTISE \u2014 COSTS.\nState v. Saunders and others, securities of Sarah Jeffreys.\n!>From Caswell.\nThis case was heard before Daniel, Judge, at the Spring\" term, 1821, of Caswell Superior Court, when it appeared that Sarah Jeffreys had been convicted of murder, and sentence of death had been pronounced, with judgment against her for the costs. The prisoner appealed to the Supreme Court, and gave the Defendants as securities to the appeal bond. The Supreme Court overruled the prisoner\u2019s exceptions, and final judgment was pronounced by Caswell Superior Court. The Governor afterwards pardoned the prisoner, and she took the insolvents\u2019 oath \u2014 Vide 2 Murph. Rep. 480. The Defendants were charged with the costs, and contended they were only liable for the costs of the Superior Court.-\nThe Solicitor-General contended they were liable for tlie costs of the Supreme Court, and the costs of the Superior Court, including prison charges. The Court deci-(je(j ^hat the Defendants were liable for the costs of the Superior and Supreme Court, but that the prison charges were not to be taxed in the bill of costs, and rendered judgment against the Defendants accordingly ; from which the Solicitor-General appealed."
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