Here’s why North Carolina law enforcement wants to keep a lid on autopsy reports
Prosecutors say details in autopsy reports could sway potential jurors if released to the public.
Prosecutors say details in autopsy reports could sway potential jurors if released to the public.
The amended bill would add xylazine — a sedative not approved for human use — to a list of drugs that can bring stiff punishments to the distributor when a death results.
The bill also would repeal a state law that had allowed people to inspect and review — but not copy — autopsy photos, videos and recordings under supervision.
Current law already tries 16 and 17 year olds as adults in certain cases, but this law would eliminate juvenile courts as a middleman.
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Three House Democrats joined all present Republicans in voting for the gun bill earlier this month, indicating that an override might be possible for the first time since 2018.
‘Fear and intimidation is real. It is real and it impacts victims, especially in domestic abuse cases to an extreme degree.’
Social justice and civil rights advocates have pushed back on the measures at every turn.