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2013 North Carolina General Statutes
Chapter 15 - Criminal Procedure.
Article 17 - Trial in Superior Court.
Section 15-172 - Verdict for murder in first or second degree.


NC Gen Stat § 15-172 (2013) What's This?

15-172. Verdict for murder in first or second degree.

Nothing contained in the statute law dividing murder into degrees shall be construed to require any alteration or modification of the existing form of indictment for murder, but the jury before whom the offender is tried shall determine in their verdict whether the crime is murder in the first or second degree. (1893, c. 85, s. 3; Rev., s. 3271; C.S., s. 4642.)


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