A five-year investigation by the New York Times has uncovered extensive evidence that famous civil-rights leader Cesar Chavez engaged in a pattern of sexually abusing young girls and women. Several survivors have come forward to tell their stories decades after the alleged abuse. Many say they did not come forward earlier out of concern for damaging the movement to advance the rights of farm...
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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).
With the consent of all parties, the district court may accept guilty pleas to Class H and I felonies. G.S. 7A-272(c).
A judge must accept a plea arrangement that involves only charges and no sentence recommendation, as long as the judge determines the plea is the product of an informed choice of the defendant and there is a factual basis for the plea. See G.S. 15A-1023(c).
Language in an indictment or other criminal pleading that is unnecessary (“surplusage”) does not prohibit the state from proving theories or facts of the charged crime that are different from those alleged in the indictment.
An initial appearance may be held before a magistrate anywhere within the state. See G.S. 7A-273(7).
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