State v. Freeman
Supreme Court of North Carolina
State v. Freeman, 253 N.C. 577 (N.C. 1960)
117 S.E.2d 400; 1960 N.C. LEXIS 675
State v. Freeman
Opinion of the Court
The court charged the jury the defendant’s plea of not guilty was a challenge to the credibility of the State’s evidence, entitling defendant “to an acquittal unless and until the State has satisfied you from the evidence and by its greater weight of his guilt.”
Conviction could only be had upon proof of guilt beyond a reasonable doubt. .The jury was so informed in a subsequent portion of the
New trial.
Reference
- Full Case Name
- STATE v. ROSSIE FREEMAN
- Status
- Published