State v. Jordan
State v. Jordan
75 N.C. 27
Cases that cite this one
1 later published case cites this decision.
- State v. . Colvin (N.C. 1884)
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Opinion of the Court
Whenever there is a criminal intent to commit a felony — as in this case burglary — and some act is done amounting to an attempt to accomplish the purpose without doing it, the perpetrator is indictable as for a misdemeanor. Wharton’s Criminal Law, sec. 2,696. The King v. Higgins, 2 East. R. 4, is a very full and satisfactory authority.
It was error to quash the indictment. This will be certified.
Per Curiam. Judgment reversed.
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