State v. Mobley

When defendant made a request for trial by jury in the Municipal-County Court of the City of Kinston and County .of Lenoir, the case was transferred to the superior court for trial by jury, pursuant to the mandatory provisions of Chapter 509 of the 1945 Session Laws of the State of North Carolina. This local statute, applicable to Lenoir County, is constitutional. S. v. Register, 244 N.C. 480, 94 S.E. 2d 323; S. v Owens, 243 N.C. 673, 91 S.E. 2d 900.

On the transfer of the case to the superior court for jury trial, the jurisdiction of the Municipal-County Court.of the City of Kin-ston and…