Smith's Criminal Case Compendium
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Evidence
Arrest, Search, and Investigation
Criminal Offenses
Drug Offenses
State v. McNair, ___ N.C. App. ___, 799 S.E.2d 631 (Apr. 18, 2017)
There was no fatal variance in a possession of burglar’s tools indictment. The indictment identified the tools as a prybar and bolt cutters. The trial court instructed the jury that it could find the defendant guilty if he possessed either a prybar, bolt cutters, or work gloves. The court held that the indictment’s identification of the specific tools was mere surplusage.