Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1928

State v. . Reed

State v. . Reed
Supreme Court of North Carolina · Decided December 12, 1928 · Stacy
145 S.E. 691; 196 N.C. 357; 1928 N.C. LEXIS 374 (South Eastern Reporter)
State v. . Reed

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Opinion of the Court

Stacy, C. J.

The record discloses no evidence of larceny, a fatally defective charge of false pretense, and an erroneous conviction under C. S., 4331, with a sentence of 6 months on the roads, when the indict *358 ment sboulcl have been drawn under chapter 61, Public Laws 1927, and the sentence not more than 30 days imprisonment or a fine of not more than $50.00.

Let the defendant be discharged, with permission to the solicitor to send another bill, if so advised.

Reversed.

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