§ 147-89. To prosecute cases removed to federal courts. - North Carolina Statutes

Article8.

District Attorneys.

§ 147‑89.  To prosecutecases removed to federal courts.

It shall be the duty of thedistrict attorneys of this State, in whose jurisdiction the circuit anddistrict courts of the United States are held, having first obtained thepermission of the judges of said courts, to prosecute, or assist in theprosecution of, all criminal cases in said courts where the defendants arecharged with violations of the laws of this State, and have moved their cases from the State to the federal courts under the provisions of the various actsof Congress on such subjects. (1874‑5, c. 164, s. 1;Code, s. 1239; Rev., s. 5381; C.S., s. 7696; 1973, c. 47, s. 2.)