Charging Greater and Lesser-Included Offenses Separately

Published for NC Criminal Law on September 12, 2016.

Is it proper to charge a defendant separately with a greater offense and with a lesser-included offense? For example, is it proper to charge a defendant with robbery and with larceny arising out of the same taking, even though larceny is a lesser-included offense of robbery? Synthesizing the authorities I could locate on point, it ... Read more

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