NC Criminal Law

Joseph L. Hyde on Friday, May 1st, 2026

A Greensboro, NC, police academy cadet has been charged with impersonating a police officer, per this story from local media. Maceo John Cannon, 20, allegedly confronted a woman about her driving while wearing a jacket with Greensboro Police Department patches, detaining the woman without her consent. Cannon has been charged with false...

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If the defendant does not introduce evidence, the defendant has the right to the first and last closing argument. 

When a conviction or sentence imposed in superior court has been set aside on direct review or collateral attack, a judge may not impose a new sentence for the same offense, or for a different offense based on the same conduct, that is more severe. G.S. 15A-1335.

Prosecution of the defendant for an infraction will bar a subsequent prosecution for a more serious offense arising out of the same conduct.

An acquittal under the Double Jeopardy Clause includes a dismissal of a charge for insufficient evidence or an appellate court’s reversal of a conviction for insufficient evidence.

A trial judge may permit any party to introduce additional evidence at any time before verdict. See G.S. 15A-1226(b).