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State v. EnslinState v. Enslin

Court of Appeals of North Carolina
May 7, 1975
754SC90
Reporters:
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Before:
Britt
BRITT, Judge.

By his sole assignment of error, defendant contends the court erred ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍in denying his motions to quash the indictment, dismiss the action, and for nonsuit on the ground that the statute under which ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍he was indicted, G.S. 14-177, is unconstitutional, in that it violates the First, Third, Fourth, Fifth, Ninth and Fourteenth Amendments to the ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍Federal Constitution. We find no merit in the assignment.

In State v. Crouse, 22 N.C. App. 47, 205 S.E. 2d 361 (1974), and State v. Moles, 17 N.C. App. ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍664, 195 S.E. 2d 352 (1973), this court upheld the constitutionality of G.S. 14-177. We reaffirm- our rulings in these cases and again hold ‍‌‌​​‌‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​​‌‌‌​‌​‌​‌​‌​​‌​‌‌‌​‌​‌‌‌​‌​​​‌‌​‌​‌‌​​​‌‌​‌‌​‌​‌​​​‌​‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌​​‌‌‌‌‌‌​‌‌‌‌​​‌​​‍that the subject statute is constitutional.

No error.

Judges Hedrick and Martin concur.

Case Details

Case Name: State v. Enslin
Court Name: Court of Appeals of North Carolina
Date Published: May 7, 1975
Citations: 25 N.C. App. 662; 214 S.E.2d 318; 1975 N.C. App. LEXIS 2359; 754SC90
Docket Number: 754SC90
Court Abbreviation: N.C. Ct. App.
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