Where should violations of G.S. 90-96 probation be heard?

A violation hearing in a G.S. 90-96 case probably may be held in any of the locations appropriate for a regular probation case (the district of origin, the district where the offender resides, or where the alleged violation occurred). See G.S. 15A-1344(a). As a practical matter, however, it will often make sense to return the case to the district of origin, because that is the court empowered to enter judgment and to sentence the defendant in case of revocation.