{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-8c-1-rule-104","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8C-1, Rule 104","heading":"Preliminary questions.","body":"(a)\tQuestions of admissibility generally. - Preliminary questions concerning the qualification of a person to be a witness, the existence of a privilege, or the admissibility of evidence shall be determined by the court, subject to the provisions of subdivision (b). In making its determination it is not bound by the rules of evidence except those with respect to privileges.\n(b)\tRelevancy conditioned on fact. - When the relevancy of evidence depends upon the fulfillment of a condition of fact, the court shall admit it upon, or subject to, the introduction of evidence sufficient to support a finding of the fulfillment of the condition.\n(c)\tHearing of jury. - Hearings on the admissibility of confessions or other motions to suppress evidence in criminal trials in Superior Court shall in all cases be conducted out of the hearing of the jury. Hearings on other preliminary matters shall be so conducted when the interests of justice require or, when an accused is a witness, if he so requests.\n(d)\tTestimony by accused. - The accused does not, by testifying upon a preliminary matter, subject himself to cross-examination as to other issues in the case.\n(e)\tWeight and credibility. - This rule does not limit the right of a party to introduce before the jury evidence relevant to weight or credibility. (1983, ch. 701, s. 1.)","path":["Chapter 8C. Evidence Code.","Article 1. General Provisions."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_8C/GS_8C-1.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:55:52Z","sha256":"cefd8c1d42c5b70a6fbe99a97890df0e9d4f0b17ff7969c7f875fd8c1e4dbe64","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-8c-1-rule-103","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-8c-1-rule-105"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}