Jeff wrote last week about several provisions in the 2026 Appropriations Act that might be of interest to readers. This week, I’m back with one more: Section 16.19 of the Act establishes special procedures for the disposition of matters designated as complex family...
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A prosecutor’s failure to sign an indictment does not invalidate the indictment. G.S. 15A-644(a)(4).
The state must give the defendant, at the beginning of jury selection, a written list of the names of all witnesses whom the state reasonably expects to call during the trial.
An indigent defendant who has been formally charged has a right to counsel at a pretrial lineup or other identification procedure at which defendant’s presence is required.
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).
If the elements of the offense were committed in more than one county, each county in which an element of the crime was committed has concurrent venue. See G.S. 15A-132(a).
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