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· 12/19/1899

Porter v. Shank

Citations

  • 125 N.C. 745
  • 35 S.E. 1038
  • 1899 N.C. LEXIS 328

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  • “It need not, therefore, be the last proximate act to the consummation of the crime in contemplation, but is sufficient if it be an act apparently adapted to produce the result intended. It must be something more than mere preparation.”

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