State v. Vereen

628 S.E.2d 408 (2006)

STATE of North Carolina

v.

Christopher L. VEREEN, Defendant.

No. COA05-255.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

April 18, 2006.

Attorney General Roy Cooper, by Assistant Attorney General M. Janette Soles, for the State.

Appellate Defender Staples S. Hughes, by Assistant Appellate Defender Kelly D. Miller, for defendant-appellant.

WYNN, Judge.

In general, when a defendant pleads not guilty at an arraignment, he may not be tried without his consent in the week in which he is arraigned.[1] In this case, Defendant Christopher L. Vereen contends the trial court erred by beginning his…