No. 25-858

Charlotte Chemuti v. North Carolina

Lower Court: North Carolina
Docketed: 2026-01-20
Status: Pending
Type: Paid
Tags: ancillary-proceeding criminal-defendant evidence-production law-enforcement-videos pennsylvania-v-ritchie trial-procedure
Key Terms:
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Latest Conference: N/A
Question Presented (AI Summary)

Whether a state may prohibit a criminal defendant from compelling the production of law enforcement videos at trial where the state has established an ancillary proceeding for obtaining copies of the videos

Question Presented (from Petition)

1) WHETHER THE A STATE MAY PROHIBIT A CRIMINAL DEFENDANT FROM COMPELLING THE PRODUCTION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT VIDEOS TO THE DEFENDANT’S TRIAL WHERE THE STATE HAS ESTABLSIHED AN ANCILLARY PROCEEDING FOR OBTAINING COPIES OF THE VIDEOS? 2) WHETHER THE NORTH CAROLINA SUPREME COURTS’S DECISION THAT THE “EXCLUSIVE MECHANISM” FOR OBTAINING LAW ENFORCEMENT VIDEOS THROUGH AN ANCILLARY PROCEDURE DIVESTS A TRIAL COURT OF AUTHORITY TO ORDER THE PRODUCTION OF THOSE VIDEOS PURSUANT TO PENNSYLVANIA V. RITCHIE ? ii STATEMENT OF RELATED CASES Supreme Court of North Carolina: State of North Carolina v. Chemuti , ___ N.C. _, 920 S.E. 2d 810, No. 282PA24 (Oct. 17, 2025)

Docket Entries

2026-01-15
Petition for a writ of certiorari filed. (Response due February 19, 2026)

Attorneys

Charlotte Chemuti
Andrew Brady BanzhoffDevereux & Banzhoff PLLC, Petitioner
Andrew Brady BanzhoffDevereux & Banzhoff PLLC, Petitioner