STATE v. BURGESS

No. 364.

96 S.E.2d 54 (1957)

245 N.C. 304

STATE v. Ralph BURGESS, Wayne Watson, Nell Davis, Travis Triplett and Frank Martin.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

January 11, 1957.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. George B. Patton, Asst. Atty. Gen. Claude L. Love, for the State.

Justus C. Rudisill, Jr., Newton, Mc-Laughlin & Battley, Statesville, Allen, Henderson & Williams, Elkin, for defendant Ralph Burgess.

Frank C. Patton, Morganton, Wade H. Lefler, Newton, Ray Jennings, Moravian Falls, W. H. McElwee, North Wilkesboro, for the other defendants.


DENNY, Justice.

The defendants Watson, Davis, Martin and Triplett are insisting upon a new trial, while the defendant Burgess strenuously argues and contends that his motion for judgment as of nonsuit should be allowed and assigns the denial thereof as error.

The defendant Burgess takes the position that there is no evidence that Hoglen was actually assaulted by him or that he participated in any manner in the assaults upon Hoglen or that he encouraged, aided...

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