Legal Opinion
State v. House
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided June 6, 1978No. 12PublishedCited by 44 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
LAKE, Justice.
The defendant’s contention that his motion to dismiss the bill of indictment should have been granted for the reason that it con tains no attestation by the foreman of the grand jury that twelve or more grand jurors concurred in the finding of a true bill is without merit.
G.S. 15A-644 provides:
“Form and content of indictment, information or presentment.— (a) An indictment must contain:(1) The name of the Superior Court in which it is filed;(2) The title of the action;(3) Criminal charges pleaded as provided in Article 49 of this Chapter, Pleadings and Joinder;(4) The signature…
2Cases cited31 opinions
- Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Faretta v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1975
- Washington v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Fahy v. ConnecticutSupreme Court of the United States · 1963
- State v. TaylorSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1972
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3Cited by44 opinions
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1982
- State v. PorterSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- State v. WilliamsSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1981
- State v. ThomasSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1992
- State v. RichardsonSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1978
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