State v. Greer

Before pleading to the bill of indictment the defendant made a motion to quash it upon two grounds: “(1) The bill of indictment fails to charge the defendant with a criminal offense; and (2) The bill of indictment fails to charge that the defendant made any offer to influence unlawfully a’State Highway Patrolman in any public or official capacity.”

The trial court overruled the motion, and the defendant excepted. This is the defendant’s assignment of error No. 1, based on his exception No. 1.

The Constitution of North Carolina guarantees that in all criminal prosecutions every person has the…