State v. Turner

There was no error in the denial of the motions to quash the indictments. The defendant concedes in his brief that the indictment charging rape was sufficient in form. The indictment charging the offense of kidnapping was likewise in proper form. In State v. Mallory and Lowry, 263 N.C. 536, 139 S.E. 2d 870, Moore, J., speaking for the Court, said:

“The word ‘kidnap,’ * * * as used in G.S. 14-39, means the unlawful taking and carrying away of a person by force and against his will (the common law definition). * * * It is the fact, not the distance of forcible removal of the victim that…