Probation Officers’ Arrest Authority in Deferral Cases

Published for NC Criminal Law on February 14, 2013.

Can a probation officer arrest a person being supervised pursuant to a deferred prosecution agreement or G.S. 90-96 judgment? I’ve been asked that question a lot lately. I suspect it is coming up more often now that G.S. 90-96 is mandatory for consenting defendants. The short answer, in my opinion, is that when a probation ... Read more

The post Probation Officers’ Arrest Authority in Deferral Cases appeared first on North Carolina Criminal Law.