Judges need not believe what they read in the newspaper

Trial court is not required to take judicial notice of time of sunset and phase of moon as reported in newspaper; newspaper is not document of such indisputable accuracy as to would justify judicial reliance, particularly
where paper did not even identify source of its data.

State v. Canady, 431 S.E.2d 500, (N.C.App. 1993)

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