State v. Fredell

MOORE, Justice.

The sole question presented by this appeal is: Did the trial court err in denying defendant’s motion to quash the warrant on the ground that the statute under which the defendant is charged is unconstitutionally vague and indefinite?

A motion to quash may challenge the constitutionality of the statute. State v. Vestal, 281 N.C. 517, 189 S.E. 2d 152 (1972); State v. Brewer, 258 N.C. 533, 129 S.E. 2d 262 (1962); State v. Glidden Co., 228 N.C. 664, 46 S.E. 2d 860 (1948).

Defendant was charged with a violation of G.S. 14-318.2(a), which provides:

“Any parent of a child less than 16…