Legal Opinion
State v. Richardson
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided July 14, 1978No. 89PublishedCited by 59 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUSKINS, Justice.
In the felonious breaking or entering case (77 0 7468), defendant moved to dismiss the bill of indictment on the ground that it fails to state the number of qualified grand jurors who concurred in the finding of the bill. Denial of this motion constitutes defendant’s first assignment of error.
Defendant relies on G.S. 15A-644(a)(5) which provides that an indictment must contain the signature of the foreman or acting foreman of the grand jury attesting the concurrence of twelve or more grand jurors in the finding of a true bill of indictment.
G.S. 15A-621 defines “grand jury” in…
2Cases cited27 opinions
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- Brown v. AllenSupreme Court of the United States · 1953
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3Cited by59 opinions
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