Legal Opinion

State v. Duncan

Court of Appeals of North Carolina

Decided July 7, 1976No. 7627SC190PublishedCited by 3 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRITT, Judge.

By his first assignment of error defendant contends the trial court erred in refusing to hear his motion to quash the indictment. We find no merit in the assignment.

The record on appeal discloses that when the case was called for trial the following transpired: The district attorney *114read the bill of indictment and asked how defendant pled. His attorney then asked to see the indictment after which he stated to the court: “For the record, we move to quash and enter a plea of not guilty.” The court then stated: “Under the new rules, you’re not allowed to move to quash at this time,…

2Cases cited2 opinions

  1. State v. UnderwoodSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1973
  2. State v. AllenSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1971

3Cited by3 opinions

  1. State v. PigottSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
  2. State v. LynchSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  3. State v. PhillipsCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2026

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