Supreme Court of North Carolina November 7, 1923 (State v. Hopper)

lead-opinion

ClarksoN, J.

Tbe defendant was indicted under the following statute: “If any male person shall abduct or elope with the wife of another he shall be guilty of a felony, and upon conviction shall be imprisoned not less than one year nor more than ten years: Provided, that the woman, since her marriage, has been an innocent and virtuous woman: Provided further, that no conviction shall