State v. Birdsong

EXUM, Chief Justice.

This appeal presents two questions. The first is whether the superior court had jurisdiction to try defendant for the misdemeanor of willful failure to discharge official duties proscribed by N.C.G.S. § 14-230. The second is whether the evidence was sufficient to support the verdict in light of the indictment. We hold that the superior court had jurisdiction and that the evidence was sufficient to support the. verdict. We therefore reverse the decision of the Court of Appeals that the superior court lacked jurisdiction and remand for reinstatement of the verdict and…