{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-953","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-953","heading":"Motions practice in district court.","body":"In misdemeanor prosecutions in the district court motions should ordinarily be made upon arraignment or during the course of trial, as appropriate. A written motion may be made prior to trial in district court. With the consent of other parties and the district court judge, a motion may be heard before trial. Upon trial de novo in superior court, motions are subject to the provisions of G.S. 15A-952, and except as provided in G.S. 15A-135, no motion in superior court is prejudiced by any ruling upon, or a failure to make timely motion on, the subject in district court. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","SUBCHAPTER IX. PRETRIAL PROCEDURE.","Article 52. Motions Practice."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-953.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"d9bae453b2ec803aac50c7c7191ed3a504932d82854efba23c182a401b8266bd","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-952","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-954"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}