NC 15A-1221. - NC 15A-1221.

§ 15A-1221. Order of proceedings in jury trial; reading of indictment prohibited. (a) The order of a jury trial, in general, is as follows: (1) Repealed by Session Laws 1995 (Regular Session 1996), c. 725, s. 10. (1a) Unless the defendant has filed a written request for an arraignment, the court must enter a not guilty plea on behalf of the defendant in accordance with G.S. 15A-941. If a defendant does file a written request for an arraignment, then the defendant must be arraigned and must have his or her plea recorded out of the presence of the prospective jurors in accordance with G.S. 15A-941. (2) The judge must inform the prospective jurors of the case in accordance with G.S. 15A-1213. (3) The jury must be sworn, selected and impaneled in accordance with Article 72, Selecting and Impan...