STATE v. PATTERSON

No. 742SC125.

204 S.E.2d 709 (1974)

21 N.C. App. 443

STATE of North Carolina v. Mary Mann PATTERSON.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

May 1, 1974.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Atty. Gen. Robert Morgan, by Associate Atty. C. Diederich Heidgerd, Raleigh, for the State.

Frazier T. Woolard, Washington, for defendant appellant.


BALEY, Judge.

Defendant contends that she was entitled to a preliminary hearing as a means of discovering the State's case against her. However, the North Carolina Supreme Court has repeatedly held that there is no constitutional right to a preliminary hearing. A defendant may be brought to trial on the basis of an indictment without the necessity of a preliminary hearing. State v. Harrington, 283 N.C. 527, 196 S.E...

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