STATE v. HILL

Sexual Offenses — amendment of indictment — change of statute in heading

The decision of the Court of Appeals in this case is reversed for the reason stated in the dissenting opinion that indictments for first-degree sexual offenses were not substantially altered in violation of N.C.G.S. § 15A-923(e) when the trial court permitted the State at the close of the evidence to correct the heading of the indictments, which stated that the offenses were in violation of N.C.G.S. § 14-27.7A (the statutory rape statute), to state that the offenses were in violation of N.C.G.S. § 14-27.4.