{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-18","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-18","heading":"Punishment for manslaughter.","body":"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, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1; c. 179, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 112; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 1997-443, s. 19.25(q).)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","Subchapter III. Offenses Against the Person.","Article 6. Homicide."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-18.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"03d7a396102187799442c5d7189c81cb789b98ae21f7b3b0bc4e5a123021425d","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-17.1","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-18.1"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}