STATE v. SHARPE

No. 78.

66 S.E.2d 655 (1951)

234 N.C. 154

STATE v. SHARPE.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

September 19, 1951.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sanford W. Brown, William V. Burrow, Asheville, for defendant-appellant.

Atty. Gen. Harry M. McMullan, Asst. Atty. Gen. Ralph Moody, and Charles G. Powell, Jr., Member of the staff, Raleigh, for the State.


WINBORNE, Justice.

While the evidence offered by the State, as shown in the record of case on appeal in the present prosecution, is sufficient to support the finding of the jury on the issue as to paternity submitted by the court, we are of opinion, and hold that the evidence is insufficient to support the criminal charge preferred against defendant.

The charge against defendant is predicated upon the statute referred to as "An act concerning the support of...

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