Following an epic loss to Carolina at the Dean Dome, Duke University’s head basketball coach claimed that his staff members were punched in the face and trampled by overzealous UNC fans when they stormed the court following Seth Trimble’s game-winning, buzzer-beating three-pointer. The local prosecutor’s office takes those kinds of allegations seriously. After an investigation into the matter, District Attorney Jeff Nieman concluded the allegations were a flop, noting there was “zero...
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A trial judge may permit any party to introduce additional evidence at any time before verdict. See G.S. 15A-1226(b).
If a defendant pleads guilty to an H or I felony in district court, is placed on probation, and is subsequently charged with violating that probation, the superior court has jurisdiction to hear the violation. But with the consent of the state and the defendant, the district court may hear the violation. G.S. 7A-271(e).
A prosecutor’s failure to sign an indictment does not invalidate the indictment. G.S. 15A-644(a)(4).
The rules of evidence do not apply at sentencing. G.S. 8C-1101(b)(3).
The court may take judicial notice of adjudicative facts that are not subject to any reasonable dispute if the facts are common knowledge in the jurisdiction or can be easily determined by reference to reliable sources.
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