State v. Cassada

The defendant assigns as error the acceptance by the court of a plea of guilty to the felony of receiving stolen goods, knowing them to have been stolen, when he had not been indicted for such an offense and had not waived a bill of indictment.

“The crimes of larceny and of receiving stolen goods, knowing them to have been stolen, are separate and distinct offenses. . . .” State v. Brady, 237 N.C. 675, 75 S.E. 2d 791 (1953).

In McClure v. State, 267 N.C. 212, 148 S.E. 2d 15 (1966), Chief Justice Parker stated:

*631“G.S. 15-137 reads in relevant part: ‘No person shall be . . . put on trial before any…