When a person is arrested for a criminal offense, the judicial official authorizing pretrial release must issue an appropriate order containing a statement of the conditions imposed. G.S. 15A-534(d). This order is normally memorialized on the AOC-CR-200 form (Conditions Of Release And Release Order). The CR-200 form includes sections for the judicial...
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If the defendant does not introduce evidence, the defendant has the right to the first and last closing argument.
A court should allow a defendant who moves to withdraw a guilty plea before sentencing to withdraw the plea for any “fair and just” reason.
A trial judge may permit any party to introduce additional evidence at any time before verdict. See G.S. 15A-1226(b).
Evidence of the victim’s character may be introduced in two circumstances: First, the defendant may introduce evidence of a “pertinent trait” of the victim’s character. G.S. 8C-404(a)(2). The most common example is evidence of the victim’s violent character, offered when the defendant is claiming self-defense. Second, in homicide cases, the state may offer evidence of the victim’s character trait for “peacefulness” to rebut a claim by the defense that the victim was the first aggressor.
The state must give notice to the defendant of any expert witnesses that the state reasonably expects to call as a witness at trial.
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