Pretrial Custody Release: Notes from Other Jurisdictions

Published for NC Criminal Law on August 05, 2025.

When a person is arrested, a law enforcement officer must take that person before a judicial official without unnecessary delay. Subject to certain statutory exceptions, defendants charged with most noncapital offenses are entitled to pretrial release in accordance with G.S. 15A-534, which requires that at least one of five types of release be imposed before a ... Read more

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