State v. Hartley

MARTIN (Harry C.), Judge.

Defendants moved to quash the bills of indictment for failing to sufficiently identify the property taken. The bills describe the stolen property as “a quantity of used automobile tires, the personal property of Jerry Phillips and Tom Phillips, t & d/b/a the Avery County Recapping Service, Newland, N.C. . . . having a value of over $200.00.”

Every person charged with a crime has the right to be informed of the accusation against him. N.C. Const, art. I, § 23. This provision is to enable the defendant to have a fair and reasonable opportunity to prepare his defense, to…