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The government of North Carolina is divided into three branches: executive, legislative, and judicial. These consist of the Council of State (led by the Governor), the bicameral legislature (called the General Assembly), and the state court system (headed by the North Carolina Supreme Court).
The Constitution of North Carolina assigns minimal duties to the Council of State; per Article III, Section 3, it may call the General Assembly into an extraordinary session to consider the governor's mental capacity, and, per Article III, Section 5, the governor must consult it before they call the assembly into an extraordinary session.
officers detailed to the court are defense counsel, trial counsel (prosecutor), and military judge; special court-martial panel comprises three or more members, at least one-third of whom are enlisted if requested by an enlisted accused; accused service member may request a trial by judge alone in lieu of trial by a panel of members
Prior to the late 1970s, the duty of defense counsel was just another assignment within the Office of the Staff Judge Advocate, much like the trial counsel (military prosecutor). To some, this created the appearance of a conflict of interest when two opposing counsel worked within the same office.
The Army's Force management model [3]: diagram on p.559 begins with a projection of the Future operating environment, in terms of resources: political, military, economic, social, information, infrastructure, physical environment, and the time available to bring the Current army to bear on the situation.
The NC State Defense Militia operated under Chapter 127A of the North Carolina General Statutes, [2] and as such, is a distinct unit from the NC National Guard. The NCSDM participated in operations for Hurricane Hugo in 1989 and members filled in for National Guard troops while they were deployed for the Persian Gulf War in 1990–91.
The North Carolina State Bureau of Investigation maintains the North Carolina Sex Offender Registry. [7] The Crime Reporting Unit is responsible for the collection of data from law enforcement agencies across North Carolina. In 2018, the SBI received its seventh re-accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Law Enforcement Agencies. [8]
The North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs (DMVA) is a state agency designed to advocate for the relationship the state has with its military and veterans' installations and populations. It was created by the North Carolina General Assembly with the support of Governor Pat McCrory.