{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-971","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-971","heading":"Definitions.","body":"As used in this Article the following definitions apply unless the context clearly requires otherwise:\n(1)\tEvidence. - When referring to matter in the possession of or available to a prosecutor, any tangible property or potential testimony which may be offered in evidence in a criminal action.\n(2)\tPotential Testimony. - Information or factual knowledge of a person who is or may be available as a witness. (1973, c. 1286, s. 1; 1975, c. 166, s. 27.)","path":["Chapter 15A. Criminal Procedure Act.","SUBCHAPTER IX. PRETRIAL PROCEDURE.","Article 53. Motion to Suppress Evidence."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15A/GS_15A-971.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"a3b39c2bae52f2bf7701838cbb387d86ff02554ec55b0d7f23a49e49b2a0066d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-960","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-972"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}