2005 North Carolina Code - General Statutes Article 71 - Right to Trial by Jury.
SUBCHAPTER XII. TRIAL PROCEDURE IN SUPERIOR COURT.
Article 71.
Right to Trial by Jury.
§ 15A‑1201. Right to trial by jury.
In all criminal cases the defendant has the right to be tried by a jury of 12 whose verdict must be unanimous. In the district court the judge is the finder of fact in criminal cases, but the defendant has the right to appeal for trial de novo in superior court as provided in G.S. 15A‑1431. In superior court all criminal trials in which the defendant enters a plea of not guilty must be tried before a jury. (1977, c. 711, s. 1.)
§§ 15A‑1202 through 15A‑1210. Reserved for future codification purposes.
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