State v. Sadler

CAMPBELL, Judge.

The defendant moved for arrest of judgment on the grounds that he was tried in the Superior Court of Vance County-under an unauthorized amendment to the original warrant. The original warrant in pertinent part read, “N. C. Department of Correction, Vance County Subsidiary #4080.” The warrant was read and amended in open court to charge the defendant with escape from “North Carolina Dept, of Correction in Gran-ville County, Number 4080.” The defendant alleges that the Vance County Superior Court lacked jurisdiction to try the defendant on the amended warrant because it charged…