Supreme Court of North Carolina October 20, 1920 (State v. . Alley)

This is an indictment for abandonment. The State offered evidence, and the defendant testified in his own behalf. At the conclusion of the evidence the record states that the judge said: "Gentlemen, this ends the case. On the testimony of the witness himself he is technically guilty. Defendant excepted. The judge then directed the clerk to enter a verdict of guilty. The defendant excepted.