Legal Opinion
State v. Mason
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided February 18, 1986No. 279A85PublishedCited by 163 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRANCH, Chief Justice.
At the conclusion of the State’s case defendant requested an in camera hearing pursuant to N.C.G.S. § 8C-1, Rule 412. Defendant’s purpose in requesting the hearing was to attempt to elicit from Ms. Hemmert evidence which would tend to show that he did not perform the sexual acts to which she testifiéd.
N.C. R. Evid. 412 in pertinent part provides that:(a) As used in this rule, the term ‘sexual behavior’ means sexual activity of the complainant other than the sexual act which is at issue in the indictment on trial.(b) Notwithstanding any other provision of law, the sexual…
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