State v. Glidden

WEBB, Judge.

Defendant first contends that his equal protection and due process rights were violated when the State charged him with a felony indictment by combining G.S. 14-3(b) and 14-394. G.S. 14-394 makes it unlawful to write and transmit an unsigned threatening letter. It appears that G.S. 14-394, standing alone, is a misdemeanor. G.S. 14-1 states that a crime is a misdemeanor unless (1) it was a felony at common law, (2) it is punishable by death, (3) it is punishable by imprisonment in the State’s prison, or (4) it is denominated as a felony by statute. We are unaware of the offense…