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State v. Cole

Supreme Court of North Carolina

Decided January 24, 1978No. 43PublishedCited by 6 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BRANCH, Justice.

The threshold question presented by this appeal is whether the Court of Appeals erred in holding that the Superior Court of Martin County did not have original jurisdiction to try defendants on the misdemeanor charges of possessing a dead game animal, a bear, which was taken during closed season in Tyrrell County in violation of G.S. 113-103 and Chapter 103 of the 1973 Session Laws.

The district court division has exclusive original jurisdiction of criminal actions below the grade of felony, G.S. 7A-272, unless otherwise provided by G.S. 7A-271. One of the provisions of G.S.…

2Cases cited8 opinions

  1. United States v. L. Cohen Grocery Co.Supreme Court of the United States · 1921
  2. State v. HartSupreme Court of Kansas · 1967
  3. Donnelley v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1928
  4. State v. ThomasSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1952
  5. State v. StonestreetSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1955

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3Cited by6 opinions

  1. State v. SmallSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1980
  2. State v. CamachoSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1991
  3. State v. BirdsongSupreme Court of North Carolina · 1989
  4. State v. LillyCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 1985
  5. State v. BakerCourt of Appeals of North Carolina · 2018

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