The North Carolina Supreme Court recently decided two cases considering the impact of legal cannabis on probable cause. In State v. Dobson, No. 190PA24, ___ N.C. ___; 929 S.E.2d 315 (May 22, 2026), and State v. Rowdy, No. 300PA24, ___ N.C. ___; 929 S.E.2d 324 (May 22, 2026), the Court agreed with the...
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A prosecutor’s failure to sign an indictment does not invalidate the indictment. G.S. 15A-644(a)(4).
A defendant may plead guilty or not guilty, or, with the consent of the prosecutor and judge, may plead “no contest.” See G.S. 15A-1011(a), (b).
Venue to try an accessory after the fact is proper in any county where the principal could be prosecuted or in the county where the defendant committed acts that form the basis of the charge of accessory after the fact.
The use of the conjunctive “and” in an indictment charging two theories by which offense may be committed does not require the state to prove both theories.
Two or more offenses may be joined for trial when the offenses are based on the same act or transaction or on a series of acts or transactions connected together or constituting parts of a single scheme or plan. See G.S. 15A-926(a).
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