Legal Opinion
State v. Taylor
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided January 14, 1972No. 34PublishedCited by 124 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
HUSKINS, Justice.
Before pleading to the charge defendant moved to quash certain language in the bill of indictment, specifically the words “not having the fear of God before his eyes, but being moved and seduced by the instigation of the devil”; and also the word “wickedly” near the end of the bill. Denial of his motion constitutes defendant’s first assignment of error.
An indictment is “a written accusation of a crime drawn up by the public prosecuting attorney and submitted to the grand jury, and by them found and presented on oath or affirmation as a true bill.” State v. Thomas, 236 N.C.…
2Cases cited33 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- United States v. WadeSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Gilbert v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Harrington v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
- Fahy v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
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3Cited by124 opinions
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- State v. ZunigaSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1987
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