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STATE v. BROWN

No. 7010SC577.

176 S.E.2d 881 (1970)

STATE of North Carolina v. James Henry BROWN.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

October 21, 1970.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert Morgan, Atty. Gen., by William Lewis Sauls, Staff Atty., Raleigh, for the State.

Tharrington & Smith, by Roger W. Smith, Raleigh, for defendant appellant.

GRAHAM, Judge.

Defendant's sole assignment of error is to the court's denial of his motion for nonsuit as to the forgery count.

The common law definition of forgery obtains in this State since the statutes relating to forgery do not define it. Peoples Bank & Trust Co. v. Fidelity & Casualty Co., 231 N.C. 510, 57 S.E.2d 809. Three elements are necessary to constitute the offense: (1...

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