North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes — Chapter 15A, Criminal Procedure
N.C.G.S. (Crim. Proc.) § 15A-980: Right to suppress use of certain prior convictions obtained in violation of right to counsel
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes a procedural right allowing defendants to suppress prior convictions obtained without counsel if that conviction would be used to impeach them or increase their sentence.
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