Articles Posted in NC criminal defense law

State v. Rogers examines the relationship between constitutional violations and judicial remedies regarding suppressing evidence in North Carolina, focusing on when unlawfully obtained evidence should be excluded and when statutory good-faith principles may permit the admission of objectively unlawfully obtained evidence (in violation of statutory or constitutional precepts) despite a…

The exclusionary rule is a foundational principle in American criminal law. While it traces its origins to federal constitutional doctrine, it now plays a central role in everyday trial practice, including in state courtrooms across North Carolina. The rule is most often encountered through motions to suppress evidence, but its…