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STATE v. BATTLE

No. 2.

183 S.E.2d 641 (1971)

279 N.C. 484

STATE of North Carolina v. Roger Lee BATTLE.

Supreme Court of North Carolina.

October 13, 1971.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Robert Morgan, Asst. Attys. Gen. Wm. W. Melvin and T. Buie Costen for the State.

Spruill, Trotter & Lane by Cleveland P. Cherry Rocky Mount, for defendant appellant.

SHARP, Justice:

The "sacred principle of the common law" that no person can twice be put in jeopardy of life or limb for the same offense has always been an integral part of the law of North Carolina. State v. Birckhead, 256 N.C. 494, 124 S.E.2d 838; State v. Crocker, 239 N.C. 446, 80 S.E.2d 243; State v. Prince, 63 N.C. 529; State...

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