Rule 410. Inadmissibility of pleas, plea discussions, and related statements.
Except as otherwise provided in this rule, evidence of the following is not, in any civil or criminal proceeding, admissible for or against the defendant who made the plea or was a participant in the plea discussions:
(1) A plea of guilty which was later withdrawn;
(2) A plea of no contest;
(3) Any statement made in the course of any proceedings under Article 58 of Chapter 15A of the General Statutes or comparable procedure in district court, or proceedings under Rule 11 of the Federal Rules of Criminal Procedure or comparable procedure in another state, regarding a plea of guilty which was later withdrawn or a plea of no contest;
(4) Any statement made in the course of plea discussions with an attorney for the prosecuting authority which do not result in a plea of guilty or which result in a plea of guilty later withdrawn.
However, such a statement is admissible in any proceeding wherein another statement made in the course of the same plea or plea discussions has been introduced and the statement ought in fairness be considered contemporaneously with it. (1983, c. 701, s. 1.)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
Article 4 - Relevancy and Its Limits.
Rule 401 - Definition of "relevant evidence."
Rule 402 - Relevant evidence generally admissible; irrelevant evidence inadmissible.
Rule 403 - Exclusion of relevant evidence on grounds of prejudice, confusion, or waste of time.
Rule 404 - Character evidence not admissible to prove conduct; exceptions; other crimes.
Rule 405 - Methods of proving character.
Rule 406 - Habit; routine practice.
Rule 407 - Subsequent remedial measures.
Rule 408 - Compromise and offers to compromise.
Rule 409 - Payment of medical and other expenses.
Rule 410 - Inadmissibility of pleas, plea discussions, and related statements.
Rule 411 - Liability insurance.
Rule 412 - Rape or sex offense cases; relevance of victim's past behavior.
Rule 413 - Medical actions; statements to ameliorate or mitigate adverse outcome.