Several chapters in the criminal law and evidence sections of the Superior Court Judges’ Benchbook recently have been updated. Among those chapters is Indictments, written by Joe Hyde, which begins by noting the significance of the North Carolina Supreme Court’s decision in State v. Singleton, 386 N.C. 183 (2024). Singleton, as you may recall, concluded that the...
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An information is an accusation drafted by the prosecutor and filed in superior court, charging one or more criminal offenses. An information may be filed only if the defendant waives indictment.
The state is not barred from recharging an offense if it was dismissed because the state’s motion to continue was denied.
If the defendant (or any defendant in a multi-defendant case) puts on evidence, then state has the right to the first and last closing argument.
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).
The state must give notice to the defendant of any expert witnesses that the state reasonably expects to call as a witness at trial.
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