State v. Austin

Ordinarily, where separate bills of indictment are returned and the bills are consolidated for trial, as authorized by G.S. 15-152, the counts contained in the respective bills will be treated as though they were separate counts in one bill, and where there are several counts and each count is for a distinct offense, a general verdict of guilty will authorize the imposition of a judgment on each count. S. v. Braxton, 230 N.C. 312, 52 S.E. 2d 895; S. v. Harvell, 199 N.C. 599, 155 S.E. 257; S. v. Mills, 181 N.C. 530, 106 S.E. 677.

Likewise, where there are several counts in a bill, and a general…