State v. Lawrence

The police officers of Wilson arrested the defendant and charged him with operating a motor vehicle on the city streets while under the influence of intoxicating liquor. After the warrant was served the prosecuting officer in the Recorder’s Court moved for a jury trial. The “transfer” statute (Chapter 573, Session Laws of 1955) provided for a mandatory transfer to the Superior Court upon special demand for a jury trial, either by the defendant or by the Recorder’s Court prosecutor.

After the case was transferred to the Superior Court, the Grand Jury returned a bill of indictment upon which the…