The fact that the defendant or his counsel and the prosecutor engaged in plea discussions or made a plea arrangement may not be received in evidence against or in favor of the defendant in any criminal or civil action or administrative proceedings.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1025
Plea discussion and arrangement inadmissible
Applied in 7 court decisions — leading case 167 N.C. App. 110 - State v. Walker (2004)
Most recently applied in State v. Kingsberry (February 2019)
1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1975, c. 166, s. 27.
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Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.