State v. Furr

BRYANT, Judge.

Where the indictment charges an offense based on the language of the statute and puts defendant on reasonable notice of those charges, the indictment is not defective and is sufficient to confer jurisdiction upon the trial court. Where defendant fails to meet his burden to show trial counsel made errors so serious as to deprive defendant of a fair trial, defendant cannot prevail on his ineffective assistance of counsel claim.

On 10 June 2013, in Cleveland County Superior Court, defendant Christopher Lee Furr-a registered sex offender-was indicted for failing to report a new…