N.C. Const. art. XI, § 2
- Constitution
- Constitution of North Carolina
- Text as of
- October 2026
What does this section say?
Death punishment. The object of punishments being not only to satisfy justice, but also to reform the offender and thus prevent crime, murder, arson, burglary, and rape, and these only, may be punishable with death, if the General Assembly shall so enact.
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