State v. Hooper

BRADY, Justice.

The primary issue presented by the instant case is whether a defendant, whose probation has been revoked by order of the district court, should properly appeal his probation revocation to the superior court division or to the Court of Appeals. We hold that when the district court revokes a defendant’s probation, that defendant’s appeal is to the superior court; therefore, we vacate the decision of the North Carolina Court of Appeals to the contrary.

In 1996, the General Assembly enacted N.C.G.S. § 7A-272(c), which grants the district court jurisdiction to accept pleas of guilty…