State v. Albarty

There can be no valid trial, conviction, or punishment; for a crime without a formal and sufficient < accusation. 42 C.J.S.,- Indictments and Informations, section 1. As a consequence, it is impossible 'to overmagnify the necessity of observing the rules of pleading in criminal eases.

The first rule of good pleading in criminal cases is that the indictment or other accusation must inform the court and the accused with certainty as to the exact crime the accused is alleged to have committed. S. v. Cole, 202 N.C. 592, 163 S.E. 594; S. v. Carlson, 171 N.C. 818, 89 S.E. 30; S. v. Green, 151 N.C.…