State v. . Williams

18 S.E.2d 126, 220 N.C. 724, 1942 N.C. LEXIS 543
Supreme Court of North Carolina·Decided January 7, 1942·Published·Cited by 2 cases

Opinion

Pee Cubiam.

The record discloses that: “His Honor instructed the Clerk to take the verdict. Whereupon, the Clerk asked: ‘Gentlemen, how do you find the defendant, guilty as charged or not guilty?’ The foreman, answering for the jury, declared, ‘Not guilty.’ The Clerk then asked: ‘So say you all ?’ And the jurors answered ‘Yes.’ ”

Thereafter the trial judge resubmitted the case to the jury, who returned a verdict of guilty. The verdict of not guilty entitled the defendant to be discharged.

Eeversed.

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