Coggins v. State

Banke, Judge.

The defendant was convicted in Tattnall County of the offense of mutiny in a penal institution. He was an inmate at Reidsville State Prison at the time of the offense and was represented pro se at trial. Held:

1. In his initial assignment of error, the defendant contends that his motion for a preliminary hearing was improperly denied. The defendant’s indictment on October 19,1982, preceded his motion for a preliminary hearing on November 9,1982. “[A]fter indictment and subsequent conviction the lack of a [preliminary] hearing will not be construed as reversible error.” State v.…