STATE v. GOFORTH

No. 8328SC121.

309 S.E.2d 488 (1983)

STATE of North Carolina v. Johnny B. GOFORTH, Howard B. Rosokoff and Virginia Lee Reynolds.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

December 6, 1983.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Rufus L. Edmisten by Associate Atty. Gen. John R. Corne, Raleigh, for the State.

Herbert L. Hyde and Max O. Cogburn, Sr., Asheville, for defendants-appellants Johnny B. Goforth and Howard B. Rosokoff.

Robert L. Harrell, Asst. Public Defender, Asheville, for defendant-appellant Virginia Lee Reynolds.


EAGLES, Judge.

I.

Defendants assign as error the trial court's denial of their motion for appropriate relief, after the return of the jury verdict, on the grounds that the conspiracy indictments do not charge any violation of the law. For a valid indictment, there must be such certainty in the statement of accusation as will (1) identify the offense with which the accused is sought to be charged; (2) protect the accused from being twice put in jeopardy for...

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