On Wednesday this week, Austin Thompson entered guilty pleas to five counts of murder and other charges stemming from a 2022 mass shooting in a Raleigh neighborhood. The defendant, who was 15 years old at the time, killed five people, including his brother and an off-duty Raleigh police officer. He also wounded another officer and another civilian before he apparently shot himself in the head and was apprehended. According to defense counsel, the defendant’s resulting brain injury has made...
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An initial appearance may be held before a magistrate anywhere within the state. See G.S. 7A-273(7).
A criminal charge contained in a pleading must be sufficiently definite to identify the offense, enable the defendant to prepare his or her defense, bar a subsequent prosecution for the same offense, and enable the court to impose judgment.
There is no double jeopardy bar to a second trial when a charge is dismissed because an indictment or other criminal pleading is fatally defective.
The rules of evidence do not apply at sentencing. G.S. 8C-1101(b)(3).
Prosecution of the defendant for an infraction will bar a subsequent prosecution for a more serious offense arising out of the same conduct.
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