North Carolina § 15-153 - Bill or warrant not quashed for informality.
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§ 15-153. Bill or warrant not quashed for informality.
Every criminal proceeding by warrant, indictment, information, or impeachment is sufficient in form for all intents and purposes if it express the charge against the defendant in a plain, intelligible, and explicit manner; and the same shall not be quashed, nor the judgment thereon stayed, by reason of any informality or refinement, if in the bill or proceeding, sufficient matter appears to enable the court to proceed to judgment. History (37 Hen. VIII, c. 8; 1784, c. 210, s. 2, P.R.; 1811, c. 809, P.R.; R.C., c. 35, s. 14; Code, s. 1183; Rev., s. 3254; C.S., s. 4623.) Cross References. - As to particular defects which do not vitiate, see G.S. 15-155. For examples of sufficient indictments, see also the notes under the various sections in Chapter 14 dealing with particular crimes. Legal Periodicals. - For note on the sufficiency of indictments in statutory language, see 35 N.C.L. Rev. 118 (1956).
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Section 15-153 ("Bill or warrant not quashed for informality.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.
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