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STATE v. OSBORNE

No. COA18-9-2.

853 S.E.2d 241 (2020)

STATE of North Carolina v. Shelley Anne OSBORNE.

Court of Appeals of North Carolina.

Filed: December 15, 2020.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Attorney General Joshua H. Stein , by Special Deputy Attorney General Alesia Balshakova and Assistant Attorney General Kristin J. Uicker , for the State.

Meghan Adelle Jones , for defendant.

Hicks McDonald Noecker LLP, Greensboro, by David W. McDonald , court-assigned amicus curiae.

Under state law, a person suffering a drug overdose "shall not be prosecuted" for certain drug crimes if the evidence of those crimes was obtained because the person sought medical assistance. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-96.2(c). The obvious purpose of this statute is to save lives by encouraging people to call emergency personnel when...

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