State v. Coleman

PARKER, Judge.

Defendant first assigns error to denial of his motion to quash the indictments made on the ground that they were “too vague and insufficient, too broad and general.” The bills of indictment contained allegations sufficient to set forth fully and clearly all essential elements of the offenses charged. The words, “with force and arms,” included in each bill, constitute a formal phrase traditionally included in bills of indictment and have no significance as an element of the specific crimes charged. State v. Acrey, 262 N.C. 90, 136 S.E. 2d 201 (1964). Defendant’s first assignment…