Legal Opinion
State v. Bryant
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided October 11, 1972No. 28PublishedCited by 85 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRANCH, Justice.
Defendants’ first Assignment of Error is stated as follows: “Where a criminal defendant is not afforded a preliminary hearing and the Grand Jury returns a true bill of indictment based upon hearsay evidence alone, should the indictment be dismissed ?”
A preliminary hearing is not an essential prerequisite to the finding of a true bill of indictment in this State, and the absence of a preliminary hearing is not ground for quashal of an indictment. State v. Hartsell, 272 N.C. 710, 158 S.E. 2d 785; State v. Overman, 269 N.C. 453, 153 S.E. 2d 44; State v. Hargett, 255 N.C. 412, 121…
2Cases cited64 opinions
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3Cited by85 opinions
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