{"data":{"id":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15-176.4","jurisdiction":"us-nc","citation":"N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-176.4","heading":"Instruction to jury on consequences of guilty verdict.","body":"When a defendant is indicted for a crime for which the penalty is a sentence of death, the court, upon request by either party, shall instruct the jury that the death penalty will be imposed upon the return of a verdict of guilty of that crime. (1973, c. 1286, s. 12.)","path":["Chapter 15. Criminal Procedure.","Article 17A. Informing Jury in Case Involving Death Penalty."],"source_url":"https://www.ncleg.gov/EnactedLegislation/Statutes/HTML/BySection/Chapter_15/GS_15-176.4.html","current_through":"S.L. 2026-30","vintage":"","retrieved_at":"2026-08-27T17:56:37Z","sha256":"1cc792462ef91aa5efc00a84a14bdb45d3453061c3937a67464ef73f77f53bb1","source_id":"us-nc","stale":false,"prev":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15-176.3","next":"us-nc/n.c.-gen.-stat.-15-176.5"},"notice":"GroundRules: Original legal text. Not legal advice."}