Robbery as defined at common law, other than robbery with a firearm or other dangerous weapon as defined by G.S. 14-87, shall be punishable as a Class G felony.
N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-87.1
Punishment for common-law robbery
Applied in 17 court decisions — leading case State v. Melton (1983)
Most recently applied in Christopher Maney v. Terence Garrison (March 2017)
1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1993, c. 539, s. 1174; 1994, Ex
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