The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to allow review in a case asking whether the U.S. Constitution permits a defendant to be convicted by a jury of fewer than twelve. As reported by SCOTUSBlog, Hamed Kian was...
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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).
A prosecutor’s failure to sign an indictment does not invalidate the indictment. G.S. 15A-644(a)(4).
A statement of charges, criminal summons, arrest warrant, citation or magistrate’s order may be amended at any time before or after final judgment as long as the amendment does not change the nature of the offense charged. G.S. 15A-922(f).
If a case is transferred to another district for prosecution, the prosecutor of the originating district must continue to prosecute the case, unless the prosecutor of the receiving district consents to the prosecution. See G.S. 15A-133(d).
The rules of evidence do not apply at sentencing. G.S. 8C-1101(b)(3).
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