State v. Frietch

Defendants were represented at their trial and on the appeal by the same court-appointed attorneys. They bring forward two assignments of error.

For their first assignment of error defendants assert that the bill of indictment was defective in that it did not charge felonious intent. The indictment was as follows:

“THE JURORS FOR THE STATE UPON THEIR OATH PRESENT, That Ronald W. Frietch, Melvin A. Ernbley and David E. Stevens late of the County of Carteret on the 8th day of October, 1969 with force and arms, at and in the County aforesaid, unlawfully, wilfully and feloniously, having in their…