190 N.C. App. 301 - State v. Williams’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “1) That the photographs of the Defendant made during his processing into the Stanly County Jail on November 17th of 2003 and again between April the 19th and 20th of 2004 are relevant and material to the defense of the subject prosecution. 2) That the poster of the photographs described herein was willfully destroyed and not made available to the Defendant although the Defendant made a valid and timely request for same. . 3) That the original photographs described herein have not been made available and as represented by the State of North Carolina are unavailable to the Defendant, even though implicitly requested by the Defendant. 4) That due to the destruction or failure of the State to provide this evidence, which is material and may be exculpatory in nature, the Defendant’s rights pursuant to the Constitution of the United States and the North Carolina Constitution have been flagrantly violated and there is such irreparable prejudice to the Defendant’s preparation of his case that there is no remedy but to dismiss the prosecution.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Williams

2. “I’ve been in the system now in one form or another since 1979.1 spent more than twenty years in the D.A’s office; I filled five different positions, eleven and a half years as the [elected] D.A. Frankly, if I had two assistants that put together a photographic array like this and made a poster and posted it on the wall making fun of a defendant, even if they can’t stand him, they would have had a real problem with me. I got a real problem with this poster .... There’s no excuse for that. We’re going to treat people with dignity and respect even if they’re charged with crimes. That’s the right thing to do and I think frankly, as prosecutors, we’re held to that responsibility ethically, morally and legally.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. State v. Williams

3. “unnecessary to the trial court's ultimate conclusions of law and ruling”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 258 N.C. App. 292 - State v. Campola