§ 14-17 – Murder in the first and second degree defined; punishment.
14-17. Murder in the first and second degree defined; punishment. (a) A murder which shall be perpetrated by means of a nuclear, biological, or chemical weapon of mass destruction as defined in G.S. 14-288.21, poison, lying in wait, imprisonment, starving, torture, or by any other kind of willful, deliberate, and premeditated killing, or which shall […]
§ 14-17.1 – Crime of suicide abolished.
14-17.1. Crime of suicide abolished. The common-law crime of suicide is hereby abolished as an offense. (1973, c. 1205.)
§ 14-18 – Punishment for manslaughter.
14-18. Punishment for manslaughter. Voluntary manslaughter shall be punishable as a Class D felony, and involuntary manslaughter shall be punishable as a Class F felony. (4 Hen. VII, s. 13; 1816, c. 918, P.R.; R.C., c. 34, s. 24; 1879, c. 255; Code, s. 1055; Rev., s. 3632; C.S., s. 4201; 1933, c. 249; 1979, […]
§ 14-18.4 – Death by distribution of certain controlled substances; aggravated death by distribution of certain controlled substances; penalties.
14-18.4. Death by distribution of certain controlled substances; aggravated death by distribution of certain controlled substances; penalties. (a) Legislative Intent. – The General Assembly recognizes that deaths due to the opioid epidemic are devastating families and communities across North Carolina. The General Assembly finds that the opioid crisis is overwhelming medical providers engaged in the […]