With increased immigration enforcement in North Carolina, Immigrations and Customs Enforcement is considering plans to construct and open at least three new jails to house detainees. Two potential jails may be opened in Greensboro, one at the site of the former American Hebrew Academy and the other at an unknown location. A third potential site is located in Winton, NC, in the northeastern part of the state,...
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The rules of evidence do not apply at sentencing. G.S. 8C-1101(b)(3).
If the elements of the offense were committed in more than one county, each county in which an element of the crime was committed has concurrent venue. See G.S. 15A-132(a).
Unlike “character,” which refers to a person’s general disposition or personality trait, a “habit” is a person’s regular response to a repeated, specific situation. Evidence of a person’s habit may be introduced to show that the person’s conduct was in conformity with that habit on a particular occasion. G.S. 8C-406.
G.S. 15A-134 provides that if a charged offense occurred partly in North Carolina and partly in another state, a person charged with that offense may be tried in North Carolina only if he or she has not already been placed in jeopardy for the same offense by the other state.
A defendant who is in custody has a Fifth Amendment right to counsel during an interrogation.
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