Court Opinion

ID: 9854692
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 06:12:00.724651+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:23:16.103405
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Parker, J.,
dissenting: The majority opinion overrules S. v. Johnson, 220 N.C. 773, 18 S.E. 2d 358, on this point: “The warrant was drawn in the language of the statute, and is sufficient in law.” That statement of law, though declared by a divided Court, has been accepted *61by the Bench and Bar for 15 years. Doubtless, a number of defendants have been convicted on warrants and bills of indictment similar to the warrant in the Johnson case, and sentenced. After such acceptance of that statement of the law for 15 years, I do not agree that it should now be overruled on that point.