State v. Jenkins

The Constitution of North Carolina guarantees- to the accused in all criminal prosecutions the • right to be informed of the accusation against him. N. C. Const., Art. I, Sec. 11.

This constitutional guaranty is, in essence, an embodiment of the common law rule requiring the charge against the accused to be set out in the indictment or warrant with sufficient certainty to identify the offense with which he is sought to he charged, protect him from being twice put in jeopardy for the same offense, enable him to prepare for trial, and enable the court to proceed to judgment according to law in…