{"id":15744,"date":"2025-10-18T17:03:33","date_gmt":"2025-10-18T21:03:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/?p=15744"},"modified":"2025-12-06T07:08:02","modified_gmt":"2025-12-06T12:08:02","slug":"north-carolina-video-evidence-chemuti","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/north-carolina-video-evidence-chemuti\/","title":{"rendered":"State v. Chemuti: Obtaining Video Evidence in North Carolina"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-start=\"702\" data-end=\"865\">Accessing video evidence, body-cam, and dash-cam video in North Carolina potentially just became a lot harder to obtain. <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-15749 lazyload\" src=\"\/jshared\/img\/icons\/spinner.svg\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VIDEO-EVIDENCE-POLICE-BODY-CAMERA-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-300x168.webp\" alt=\"CMPD police officer\u2019s uniform with a body-worn camera attached to the vest. The blurred city of Charlotte skyline in the background suggests an urban Mecklenburg County, North Carolina setting, representing law enforcement video evidence and accountability.\" width=\"300\" height=\"168\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VIDEO-EVIDENCE-POLICE-BODY-CAMERA-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-300x168.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VIDEO-EVIDENCE-POLICE-BODY-CAMERA-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-1024x574.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VIDEO-EVIDENCE-POLICE-BODY-CAMERA-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-768x431.webp 768w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VIDEO-EVIDENCE-POLICE-BODY-CAMERA-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-1000x561.webp 1000w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VIDEO-EVIDENCE-POLICE-BODY-CAMERA-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA-214x120.webp 214w, https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/VIDEO-EVIDENCE-POLICE-BODY-CAMERA-IN-NORTH-CAROLINA.webp 1312w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"649\"><strong data-start=\"301\" data-end=\"322\">TL;DR Quick Take:<\/strong> <em data-start=\"323\" data-end=\"350\">North Carolina v. Chemuti<\/em> limits how defendants can access police body-worn and dash-camera recordings. The Supreme Court held that Rule 45 subpoenas cannot compel production of law-enforcement video. Instead, defendants must file a petition under N.C.G.S. \u00a7 132-1.4A in superior court, which is the exclusive procedure for release.<\/p>\n<p data-start=\"1028\" data-end=\"1542\">The\u00a0<em>Chemuti<\/em>\u00a0ruling is significant because, unlike many states, North Carolina provides no traditional right to discovery in cases originating in district court<strong data-start=\"1084\" data-end=\"1185\">.<\/strong><\/p>\n<div class=\"read_more_link\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.carolinaattorneys.com\/blog\/north-carolina-video-evidence-chemuti\/\"  title=\"Continue Reading State v. Chemuti: Obtaining Video Evidence in North Carolina\" class=\"more-link\">Continue reading<\/a><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Accessing video evidence, body-cam, and dash-cam video in North Carolina potentially just became a lot harder to obtain. TL;DR Quick Take: North Carolina v. Chemuti limits how defendants can access police body-worn and dash-camera recordings. The Supreme Court held that Rule 45 subpoenas cannot compel production of law-enforcement video. 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