Articles Tagged with Jailhouse Letters in North Carolina

Quick Take: North Carolina vs. Wilson (Oct. 2025) holds that a defendant’s jailhouse letter admitting to a Image representing North Carolina judge in courtroom evaluating admissibility of jailhouse letters and defendant communications as evidence in criminal trials shooting to law enforcement was admissible as substantive evidence, even when framed as a negotiation.

  • Jailhouse letters in North Carolina are not protected under Rule 408 and may be used as proof of guilt.

  • The accused’s communications with law enforcement, including calls and cooperation offers, are generally admissible if voluntary and authenticated.

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