Legal Opinion
State v. Rollins
Supreme Court of North Carolina
Decided May 1, 2009No. 138PA08PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
BRADY, Justice.
In this case we consider whether the marital communications privilege preserved in N.C.G.S. § 8-57(c) protects conversations between a husband and wife that occur in the public visiting areas of state correctional facilities. After extensive review of the history of the marital communications privilege in North Carolina and the rights granted to prisoners in correctional institutions, we conclude that the privilege does not extend to communications occurring in the public visiting areas of North Carolina Department of Correction (DOC) facilities because a reasonable expectation…
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