State v. Vick

BRANCH, Justice.

Defendant’s first assignment of error is as follows:

The defendant George Vick was denied due process of law in being arrested, tried, convicted, and sentenced to death all within a ten day period.

In support of this assignment of error, defendant argues that he was prejudiced because he was denied a preliminary hearing.

It is well recognized in this jurisdiction that an accused may be properly tried on a bill of indictment without benefit of a preliminary hearing. State v. Foster, 282 N.C. 189, 192 S.E. 2d 320; Gasque v. State, 271 N.C. 323, 156 S.E. 2d 740; and State v.…