{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-973","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-973","heading":"Motion to suppress evidence in district court.","body":"In misdemeanor prosecutions in the district court, motions to suppress evidence should ordinarily be made during the course of the trial. A motion to suppress may be made prior to trial. With the consent of the prosecutor and the district court judge, the motion may be heard prior to trial. (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-973.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:42Z","sha256":"b4beac0a49018583b4c756556f9d2c8a40e328ef14ebe4d0fc032eaa5e9c6f0c","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-972","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15a-974"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}