235 N.C. App. 601 - State v. Miranda’s Empirical Analysis

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10 state decisions

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1. “Although Defendant contends in his brief that the indictment purporting to charge him with trafficking in cocaine by manufacturing was fatally defective based upon the fact that it failed to specify the exact manner in which he allegedly manufactured cocaine or a cocaine-related mixture, Defendant has failed to cite any authority establishing the existence of such a requirement, and we have not identified any such authority in the course of our own research. On the contrary, the relevant count of the indictment that had been returned against Defendant in this case is clearly couched in the statutory language and alleges that Defendant's conduct encompassed each of the elements of the offense in question. Although Defendant is correct in noting that the indictment does not explicitly delineate the manner in which he manufactured cocaine or a cocaine-related mixture, the relevant statutory language creates a single offense consisting of the manufacturing of a controlled substance rather than multiple offenses depending on the exact manufacturing activity in which Defendant allegedly engaged.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 246 N.C. App. 502 - State v. Oxendine

2. “[A] valid bill of indictment is essential to the jurisdiction of the trial court to try an accused for a felony.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 251 N.C. App. 850 - State v. McLean

3. “This Court reviews the sufficiency of an indictment de novo .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 251 N.C. App. 850 - State v. McLean