State v. Cave

WYNN, Judge.

If a larceny indictment names a corporation as the owner, “the name of the corporation should be given, and the fact that it is a corporation stated, unless the name itself imports a corporation.” State v. Thornton, 251 N.C. 658, 662, 111 S.E.2d 901, 903 (1960) (citation omitted). In this case, Defendant Stephon Lavarrio Cave argues the indictment issued in his charge of larceny is defective because the named owner-entity, “N.C. FYE, Inc.”, does not import a legal entity capable of owning property. Following Thornton, we hold the larceny indictment was sufficient because the…