N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15-170
Conviction for a less degree or an attempt
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Upon the trial of any indictment the prisoner may be convicted of the crime charged therein or of a less degree of the same crime, or of an attempt to commit the crime so charged, or of an attempt to commit a less degree of the same crime.
Upon the trial of any indictment the prisoner may be convicted of the crime charged therein or of a less degree of the same crime, or of an attempt to commit the crime so charged, or of an attempt to commit a less degree of the same crime.
History
(1891, c. 205, s. 2; Rev., s. 3269; C.S., s. 4640.)
Legal Periodicals. - For survey of 1981 law on criminal procedure, see 60 N.C.L. Rev. 1302 (1982).
For comment on the defense of legal impossibility in light of State v. Hageman, 307 N.C. 1, 296 S.E.2d 433 (1982), see 19 Wake Forest L. Rev. 605 (1983).
For note, "Looking at Lesser Included Offenses on an 'All or Nothing' Basis: State v. Bullard and the Sporting Approach to Criminal Justice," see 69 N.C.L. Rev. 1470 (1991).
Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.