Charlotte Chemuti v. North Carolina
DueProcess Privacy JusticiabilityDoctri
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
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)