State v. Foster

CAMPBELL, Judge.

Defendant, on this appeal, raises the question of the sufficiency of the bill of indictment on the grounds that it does not sufficiently identify the property alleged to have been stolen. The bill of indictment describes the property as “automobile parts of the value of $300.00 (Three Hundred Dollars) Dollars, of the goods, chattels and moneys of one Furches Motor Company.”

Sections 11 and 12 of Article I of the North Carolina Constitution guarantee that in all criminal prosecutions every person has the right to be informed of accusations against him, and not be put to answer…