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Charlotte Chemuti v. North Carolina
Paid petition · Supreme Court of North Carolina, No. 282PA24 · judgment October 17, 2025
Before the decision, well below the 4.1% base rate, with no standout signals pointing toward a grant.
Questions presented
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WHETHER THE A STATE MAY PROHIBIT A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT FROM COMPELLING THE PRODUCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT V IDEO S T O T HE DEFEN DA N T ’ S T RI A L WHERE THE STATE HAS ESTABLSIHED AN ANCILLARY PROCEEDING FOR OBTAINING COPIES OF THE VIDEOS?
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WHETHER THE NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURTS’S DECISION THAT THE “EXCLUSIVE M E C H A N I S M ” F O R O B T A I N I N G L AW EN FORCEM EN T V I DEO S T HROUGH A N ANCILLARY PROCEDURE DIVESTS A TRIAL COURT OF AU THORIT Y TO ORDER THE PRODUCTION OF THOSE VIDEOS PURSUANT TO PENNSYLVANIA V. RITCHIE?
Counsel of record
For petitioner
Andrew Brady Banzhoff
Devereux & Banzhoff PLLC
For respondent
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Case
Conference history
Distributed for 1 conference
Proceedings
- Mar 23 2026Petition DENIED.
- Mar 04 2026DISTRIBUTED for Conference of 3/20/2026.
- Jan 15 2026Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 19, 2026)