In May 2024, Orange County and the Chapel Hill Police Department launched the Crisis Assistance, Response, and Engagement (CARE) Team. The CARE Team is an all-civilian mobile crisis response team comprised of a mental health counselor, an emergency medical technician (EMT), and a peer support specialist. The Team also has a call diversion component, where a mental health counselor based in the 911 call center assists individuals in crisis over the phone while they...
NC Criminal Law
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Improper venue is waivable, while improper jurisdiction ordinarily is not.
In felony cases, a defendant is entitled to inspect the complete files of all law enforcement agencies, investigatory agencies, and prosecutors' offices involved in the investigation of the crimes committed or the prosecution of the defendant. See G.S. 15A-903(a).
The court is not bound by the rules of evidence (except for rules on privilege) when deciding whether challenged evidence is admissible.
The rules of evidence do not apply at sentencing. G.S. 8C-1101(b)(3).
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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