Supreme Court of North Carolina, 1937

State v. . Rigsbee

State v. . Rigsbee
Supreme Court of North Carolina · Decided January 6, 1937 · PER CURIAM.
189 S.E. 181; 211 N.C. 128; 1937 N.C. LEXIS 22 (South Eastern Reporter)

State v. . Rigsbee

Opinion of the Court

*129 Per Curiam.

At the trial of this action, the court instructed, the jury as follows:

“RTow, gentlemen of the jury, the court instructs you as a matter of law, that if you find from the evidence, beyond a reasonable doubt, that Mrs. M. M. Rigsbee had in her possession on the premises occupied by her husband, Mack Rigsbee, intoxicating liquor for the purpose of sale, and that he knew that she had it there and permitted her to keep it there, then upon that finding it would be your duty to return a verdict that he is guilty of having intoxicating liquor in his possession for the purpose of sale.”

The defendant Mack Rigsbee excepted to this instruction, and on his appeal assigns same as error.

There is no error in the instruction. See S. v. Hardy, 209 N. C., 83, 182 S. E., 831.

Ro error.

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