1868-69 N.C. Sess. Laws 407-08
Abstract
Pub. Laws, ch. 167, § 7: Every person who commits any assault upon the person of another, with any deadly or dangerous weapon, or who unlawfully shoots or attempts to shoot at another with any kind of fire-arms, with intent to injure any person, without intent to kill such person or to commit any felony, shall be punished upon conviction, by imprisonment in the State's prison not exceeding five years.
Summary
This law makes it a felony to assault someone with a deadly or dangerous weapon, or to unlawfully shoot or attempt to shoot at a person with the intent to cause injury (without the intent to kill or commit another felony). Upon conviction, the offender is punishable by up to five years of imprisonment in state prison.
Law Text
SEC. 7. Assault with deadly weapon without intent to kill:
Every person who commits any assault upon the person of another, with any deadly or dangerous weapon, or who unlawfully shoots or attempts to shoot at another with any kind of fire-arms, with intent to injure any person, without intent to kill such person or to commit any felony, shall be punished upon conviction, by imprisonment in the State's prison not exceeding five years.
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Categories
COMMITTING CRIME W/ WEAPON