Supreme Court of North Carolina June 3, 1925 (State v. . Love)

Defendant was indicted for the murder of William Brock, deceased, and on a plea of not guilty — on the issue joined and evidence offered — there was a verdict of murder in the first degree, and judgment was accordingly rendered. *Page 767 The evidence for the State substantially is: That the prisoner, Love, shot and killed one William Brock on 13 January, 1923, about 11 o'clock at night.