Opinion · Supreme Court of North Carolina

State v. Taylor.

State v. Taylor., 8 N.C. 462 (N.C. 1821)

Type
Opinion
Court
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Jurisdiction
North Carolina
Date
1821-06-05
Topic
general

Tayior, Chief-Justice, delivered the opinion of the Court: It would be to no purpose for this Court to decide, whether the paper writings offered in evidence were properly rejected by the Circuit Judge or not; for upon the supposition that they were not, we could not grant a new trial after the acquittal of the Defendant. *463 The act of 1815, ch. 895, gives the power of granting yew trials to the Superior Courts, only where the De-fcndant is found guilty. As, therefore, the Judge trying this cause could not have awarded a new trial, we cannot reverse his judgment for having refused it. The Verdict must consequently remain.

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STATEv. TAYLOR,8 N.C. 462(1821)
STATE v. TAYLOR.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
June Term, 1821.
After a verdict of acquittal on a State prosecution, a new trial is not allowed by our statute.
FROM HALIFAX. This defendant stood charged on two indictments, which were tried in the court below and terminated in an acquittal of the defendant. On the trial below, the court refused to permit certain papers to be read as evidence on the part of the State, and the Attorney-General appealed.
TAYLOR, C. J.
It would be to no purpose for this Court to decide whether the paper writings offered in evidence were properly rejected by the circuit judge, or not; for, upon the supposition that they were not, we could not grant a new trial after the acquittal of the defendant.

The act of 1815, ch. 895, gives the power of granting (463) new trials to the Superior Courts only where the defendant is found guilty. As, therefore, the judge trying this cause could not have awarded a new trial, we cannot reverse his judgment for having refused it. The verdict must consequently remain.Cited: S. v. Martin,10 N.C. 381;S. v. Credle,63 N.C. 507;S. v.Phillips,66 N.C. 646;S. v. West,71 N.C. 264;S. v. Lane,78 N.C. 550;S. v. Powell,86 N.C. 643;S. v. Ostwalt,118 N.C. 1214,1220;S.v. Savery,126 N.C. 1087.