Supreme Court of North Carolina June 5, 1874 (State v. . Curtis)

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Eeade, J.

If a special verdict find facts of an unequivical character, the Court can declare the guilt or innocence of the defendant as a question of law, but if the facts found are equivocal, may mean one thing or another, then the Court cannot determino as a question of law the guilt or innocence of the defendant.