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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-28 (2026)

Malicious castration

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If any person, of malice aforethought, shall unlawfully castrate any other person, or cut off, maim or disfigure any of the privy members of any person, with intent to murder, maim, disfigure, disable or render impotent such person, the person so offending shall be punished as a Class C felon. (1831, c. 40, s. 1; R.C., c. 34, s. 4; 1868-9, c. 167, s. 6; Code, s. 999; Rev., s. 3627; C.S., s. 4210; 1979, c. 760, s. 5; 1979, 2nd Sess., c. 1316, s. 47; 1981, c. 63, s. 1, c. 179, s. 14; 1993, c. 539, s. 1133; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 3 cases, 1961–2013 · leading case: State v. Lanford, 736 S.E.2d 619 (N.C. Ct. App. 2013).
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State v. Lanford, 736 S.E.2d 619 (N.C. Ct. App. 2013). · cites it 2× “Attempted Malicious Castration Defendant was indicted for attempted malicious castration under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-28 (2007). “There are two elements to the crime of attempt: there must be the intent to commit a specific crime and an overt act which in the ordinary and likely…”
State v. Bass, 120 S.E.2d 580 (N.C. 1961). “A portion of this act is codified as G.S. 14-28. The remainder of the act was merged with section 2 of the act of 1791 (G.”
State v. Beasley, 164 S.E.2d 742 (N.C. Ct. App. 1968). · cites it 3× “, argues further that the State failed to offer evidence that he maimed or aided and abetted in maiming. *329 An examination of the composite of the North Carolina opinions dealing with the offense of maiming discloses the following to be the elements of the offense of maiming a…”
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