As of this morning, the jury in the Lindsay Clancy trial remains deadlocked for the seventh day. Clancy, accused of killing her three children, faces charges including murder, second-degree murder, and manslaughter, or may be found not criminally responsible due to her mental health at the time of the deaths. Courtroom tensions escalated...
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An initial appearance may be held before a magistrate anywhere within the state. See G.S. 7A-273(7).
If the defendant does not introduce evidence, the defendant has the right to the first and last closing argument.
A defendant who is in custody has a Fifth Amendment right to counsel during an interrogation.
The core purpose of the Rules of Evidence is to achieve fairness, efficiency, and justice by ensuring that only relevant and reliable evidence is considered by the finder of fact. G.S. 8C-102(a).
Each separate offense charged against a defendant must be pled in a separate pleading, or in a separate count within a single pleading. See G.S. 15A-924(a)(2).
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