State v. Baker

Citations

• 114 N.C. 812

Syllabus

<p>Prosecution of Criminal Action — Public Interest — Costs of Prosecution of Criminal Action, tuhen prosecutor taxed with.</p> <p>1. A finding by the trial Judge that a prosecution of a criminal action “was not for the public interest” is equivalent to a finding that it “ was not required by the public interest.”</p> <p>2. In such case the person marked as prosecutor on a bill before it was acted on by the grand jury was properly adjudged liable for the costs.</p>