Subject to the provisions of this Article, the following may serve as pleadings of the State in criminal cases: (1) Citation. (2) Criminal summons. (3) Warrant for arrest. (4) Magistrate's order pursuant to G.S. 15A-511 after arrest without warrant. (5) Statement of charges. (6) Information. (7) Indictment. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1975, c. 166, s. 18.)
Pleadings in criminal cases
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-921
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-921