U N O F F I C I A L

UNOFFICIAL CITATION
Every case published in a state report is also reported in an unofficial reporter by West Publishing Company (now Thomson Publishing). These are referred to as Regional Reporters. There are 7 regions. They are: Pacific, Atlantic, South Eastern, South Western, Southern, North Eastern, and North Western. In your case, the unofficial cite is in volume 956, page 195, Second Series. You will need to refer to the Citation at a Glance Sheet to see what region North Carolina is in. Just look for the region abbreviation after the state in the far left column.

After the official cite, provide the volume, publication abbreviation (and series, such as S.E.2d in this cite), and the page number. There is NO comma after the unofficial citation.