Last month, the General Assembly overrode several gubernatorial vetoes that had been sitting for over a year. Among those overrides was Senate Bill 153, which is now chaptered as Session Law 2026-19. Part of the law directs various state agencies to enter into 287(g) agreements with federal immigration authorities. This post...
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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).
A judge must accept a plea arrangement that involves only charges and no sentence recommendation, as long as the judge determines the plea is the product of an informed choice of the defendant and there is a factual basis for the plea. See G.S. 15A-1023(c).
The state is not barred from recharging an offense if it was dismissed because the state’s motion to continue was denied.
The rules of evidence do not apply at sentencing. G.S. 8C-1101(b)(3).
In district court, jeopardy attaches once the court begins to hear evidence, which occurs when the first witness is sworn. In superior court, jeopardy attaches once the jury is sworn and impaneled.
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