{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-7.8","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-7.8","heading":"Punishment.","body":"When a person is charged by indictment with the commission of a violent felony and is also charged with being a violent habitual felon as defined in G.S. 14-7.7, the person must, upon conviction, be sentenced in accordance with this Article, except in those cases where the death penalty is imposed. (1994, Ex. Sess., c. 22, s. 31.)","path":["Chapter 14. Criminal Law.","SUBCHAPTER I. GENERAL PROVISIONS.","Article 2A. Habitual Felons."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_14/GS_14-7.8.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:32Z","sha256":"f17d2096583d8ee755d2a65c544142aca226fc0558d627f7f3e9e297def13d17","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-7.7","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-14-7.9"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}