Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
Table of Contents
Evidence
Arrest, Search, and Investigation
Criminal Offenses
Drug Offenses
State v. Barnett, 245 N.C. App. 101 (Jan. 19, 2016)
rev’d in part on other grounds, 369 N.C. 298 (Dec. 21, 2016)
The State was not required to prove a specific case number alleged in an indictment charging deterring an appearance by a State witness in violation of G.S. 14-226(a). The case number was not an element of the offense and the allegation was mere surplusage.