State v. Lester

COPELAND, Justice.

Defendant brings forward seven assignments of errpr. For reasons hereinafter discussed, we find each of these assignments to be without merit; therefore, defendant’s conviction must be affirmed.

Defendant first contends that the trial court erred in denying his motion for a probable cause hearing in District Court, which was made one month after return of the bill of indictment. It is well-settled in this state that, at common law, a defendant could be tried on a bill of indictment without the necessity of a probable cause hearing. State v. Vick, 287 N.C. 37, 213 S.E. 2d 335,…