State v. Snipes

CAMPBELL, Judge.

The superior court has jurisdiction to try a misdemeanor to which a plea of guilty or nolo contendere is tendered in lieu of a felony charge. G.S. 7A-271 (a) (4).

G.S. 15-140 provides that “[i]n any criminal action in the superior court where the offense charged is a misdemeanor, the defendant may waive the finding and return into court of a bill of indictment. If the defendant pleads not guilty, the prosecution shall be on a written information, signed by the solicitor, which information shall contain as full and complete a statement of the accusation as would be required in…