North Carolina · North Carolina General Statutes — Crimes & Controlled Substances
N.C.G.S. (Criminal Law) § 14-7.9: Charge of violent habitual felon
What this law says, in plain English
This statute establishes procedural requirements for charging and indicting a person as a violent habitual felon, including separate indictment, disclosure of prior violent felony dates and convictions, and a 20-day waiting period before trial.
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