State v. Joyner
State v. Joyner
Opinion of the Court
Defendant contends that the court erred in accepting the verdict of the jury. The proceedings were as follows:
“Clerk . . . How find you the defendant, Edward Earl Joyner as to the charge of driving while license suspended, guilty as charged or not guilty?
Juror: We find the defendant guilty as charged.”
Defendant argues that the jury has not convicted him of a crime because the Clerk’s question did not contain all the elements of a criminal offense. We overrule the assignment of error. The verdict “guilty as charged” alludes to the warrant, State v. Medlin, 15 N.C. App. 434, 190 S.E. 2d 425, and will thus be interpreted in the light of the warrant. State v. Albarty, 238 N.C. 130, 76 S.E. 2d 381.
We find no prejudicial error in defendant’s trial.
No error.
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