Legal Opinion

State v. Singleton

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided April 7, 1987No. 8625SC977PublishedCited by 16 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

ARNOLD, Judge.

Defendant first contends that the trial court erred in denying his motions to dismiss and in entering judgment because all of the indictments fail to charge a criminal offense as required by G.S. 15A-924(a)(5) since they do not specify the exact act performed by the defendant. We do not agree.

G.S. 15A-924(a)(5) states in part that a criminal pleading must contain:

A plain and concise factual statement in each count which, without allegations of an evidentiary nature, asserts facts supporting every element of a criminal offense and the defendant’s commission thereof with…

2Cases cited12 opinions

  1. Maness v. MeyersSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
  2. State v. PalmerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1977
  3. State v. HigginbottomSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1985
  4. State v. HillSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971
  5. State v. HaywoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978

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3Cited by16 opinions

  1. State v. ArtisSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
  2. State v. BarnettCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2012
  3. State v. TuckerSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
  4. State v. WhiteleyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2005
  5. State v. FultzCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1988

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