Court Opinion

ID: 6697547
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2022-07-20 21:57:56.80144+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T16:01:17.976340
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Stacy, C. J.
The evidence does no more than raise a suspicion, somewhat strong perhaps, of a homicide and the defendant’s guilt. This is not enough on a prosecution for murder. S. v. Everett, 194 N. C., 442, 140 S. E., 22. The demurrer to the evidence will be sustained, and judgment of nonsuit entered here, C. S., 4643, on authority of the following-cases: S. v. Church, 202 N. C., 692, 163 S. E., 874; S. v. Johnson, 199 N. C., 429, 154 S. E., 730; S. v. Battle, 198 N. C., 379, 151 S. E., 927; S. v. Swinson, 196 N. C., 100, 144 S. E., 555; S. v. Montague, 195 N. C., 20, 141 S. E., 285; S. v. Prince, 182 N. C., 788, 108 S. E., 330; S. v. Rhodes, 111 N. C., 647, 15 S. E., 1038; S. v. Goodson, 107 N. C., 798, 12 S. E., 329; S. v. Brackville, 106 N. C., 701, 11 S. E., 284; S. v. Massey, 86 N. C., 660; S. v. Vinson, 63 N. C., 335.
The failure of the defendant to view his wife’s body at the undertaker’s establishment was no stronger circumstance than the failure of the defendant in S. v. Birkman, 198 N. C., 545, 152 S. E., 630, to provide suitable burial clothes and a casket for his wife’s funeral.
Reversed.