NORTH CAROLINA GENERAL ASSEMBLY

1973 SESSION

 

 

CHAPTER 813

HOUSE BILL 670

 

 

AN ACT TO EXPEDITE JUSTICE IN NORTH CAROLINA BY AUTHORIZING THE ATTORNEY GENERAL TO PROVIDE PROSECUTORIAL ASSISTANCE UPON REQUEST OF THE SOLICITOR.

 

Whereas, the people of North Carolina are concerned that every reasonable effort be made to expedite Justice and provide speedy trials; and

Whereas, it is recognized that the solicitors of our State generally are carrying tremendous caseloads and often are without time and resources to prepare and try cases which involve complex legal questions, extensive research and expert trial assistance; and

Whereas, the Attorney General has initiated a pilot program of prosecutorial assistance to provide these services to solicitors and this program has proved highly successful and drawn praise from the various solicitors of the State; and

Whereas, the continuation of this service would be of invaluable assistance to solicitors and would serve the cause of criminal justice in North Carolina; Now, therefore,

 

The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:

 

Section 1.  There is hereby established in the office of the Attorney General of North Carolina, a Special Prosecution Division. The attorneys assigned to this Division shall be available to prosecute or assist in the prosecution of criminal cases when requested to do so by a solicitor and the Attorney General approves. In addition, these attorneys assigned to this Division shall serve as legal advisers to the State Bureau of Investigation and the Police Information Network and perform any other duties assigned to them by the Attorney General.

Sec. 2.  This act is effective upon ratification.

In the General Assembly read three times and ratified, this the 24th day of May, 1973.