State v. McBroom.
Supreme Court of North Carolina
INDICTMENT against W. R. McBroom, heard by Judge Frederick Moore and a jury, at September Term, 1900, of PERSON Superior Court. Erom a verdict of guilty and judgment thereon, the defendant appealed.
1Opinion of the Court
■Fairclotii, C. J.
The defendant is indicted for perjury, and was convicted. In this Court the defendant moves to ' arrest- the judgment on the ground that the record does not show that the bill of indictment was found a “true bill” by *529the grand jury. The indorsement on the bill was in these words: “Those marked ‘X’ sworn by the undersigned foreman, and examined before the grand jury, and this bill found. ¥m. E. Eeade, Foreman Grand Jury.” Is the bill sufficient- in law? "VVe are informed by the Attorney-General that 31 States require, by statute, that bills of indictment shall be indorsed “A…
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