State v. Sawyer

Under Rule 21, a motion in arrest of judgment for insufficiency of an indictment or warrant may be made for the first time in the Supreme Court. S. v. Harris, 229 N.C. 413, 50 S.E. 2d 1; S. v. Jones, 218 N.C. 734, 12 S.E. 2d 292; S. v. Ballangee, 191 N.C. 700, 132 S.E. 795; S. v. Stephens, 170 N.C. 745, 87 S.E. 131; S. v. Marsh, 132 N.C. 1000, 43 S.E. 828, 67 L.R.A. 179; S. v. Caldwell, 112 N.C. 854, 16 S.E. 1010; S. v. Lumber Co., 109 N.C. 860, 13 S.E. 719; S. v. Watkins, 101 N.C. 702, 8 S.E. 346.

A motion in arrest of judgment can be based only on matters which appear on the face of the…