NC Criminal Law

Joseph L. Hyde on Friday, June 19th, 2026

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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A prosecution in superior court must be by indictment, although a noncapital defendant may waive the right to an indictment and be tried on an information. See G.S. 15A-642; -943.

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.

A trial judge may permit any party to introduce additional evidence at any time before verdict. See G.S. 15A-1226(b).

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.

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.