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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32 (2026)

Felonious assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill or inflicting serious injury; punishments

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(a) Any person who assaults another person with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and inflicts serious injury shall be punished as a Class C felon.

(b) Any person who assaults another person with a deadly weapon and inflicts serious injury shall be punished as a Class E felon.

(c) Any person who assaults another person with a deadly weapon with intent to kill shall be punished as a Class E felon.

(d) Any person who assaults an emergency worker with a deadly weapon and inflicts serious injury shall be punished as a Class D felon.

(e) Any person who assaults an emergency worker with a deadly weapon with intent to kill shall be punished as a Class D felon.

(f) For the purposes of this section, an "emergency worker" is a law enforcement officer, firefighter, emergency medical technician, or medical responder. (1919, c. 101; C.S., s. 4214; 1931, c. 145, s. 30; 1969, c. 602, s. 2; 1971, c. 765, s. 1; c. 1093, s. 12; 1973, c. 229, ss. 1-3; 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. 1138; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c); 2023-76, s. 7.)

 

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 284 cases (30 in the last 5 years), 1945–2026 · leading case: State v. Floyd, 794 S.E.2d 460 (N.C. 2016).
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State v. Floyd, 794 S.E.2d 460 (N.C. 2016). · cites it 135× “N.C.G.S. § 14-32 (2015). Defendant was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury pursuant to section 14-32(a), but ultimately pleaded no contest to “attempted assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.”
State v. Ezell, 582 S.E.2d 679 (N.C. Ct. App. 2003). · cites it 15× “Defendant was indicted in September 2001 for assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury, pursuant to N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32 (a), and assault inflicting serious bodily injury, pursuant to § 14-32.”
State v. Everhardt, 392 S.E.2d 391 (N.C. 1990). · cites it 21× “On 18 January 1990 we allowed defend *780 ant’s petition for discretionary review, limited to the questions of whether mental injury will support the element of serious injury under N.C.G.S. § 14-32, and if not, whether the evidence was sufficient to support a finding of…”
State v. Everhardt, 384 S.E.2d 562 (N.C. Ct. App. 1989). · cites it 19× “1059, 1061 (1911), this court is not at liberty to extend the Boone decision to the interpretation of N.C.G.S. § 14-32. The language of N.C.G.S.”
State v. McCoy, 620 S.E.2d 863 (N.C. Ct. App. 2005). · cites it 13× “See N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32 (b) (2003). Instead, defendant maintains that the only evidence of the nature of the knife and its manner of use was in the prior inconsistent statements of Hunt which were not offered as substantive evidence.”
State v. Brinson, 448 S.E.2d 822 (N.C. 1994). · cites it 15× “This act was in violation of [N.C.G.S. § 14-32(a) (1993) [2] ]. On the day of trial before jury selection began, the State moved to amend the indictment.”
State v. Hill, 214 S.E.2d 67 (N.C. 1975). · cites it 24× “The crime of felonious assault defined in G.S. § 14-32 (a) is an assault with a deadly weapon which is made with intent to kill and which inflicts serious injury.”
State v. Jones, 538 S.E.2d 917 (N.C. 2000). · cites it 9× “*166 From the outset, we recognize that our analysis of defendant’s conviction for AWDWISI demonstrates that culpable or criminal negligence may be used to satisfy the intent requisites for certain dangerous felonies, such as manslaughter, assault with a deadly weapon with…”
State v. Uvalle, 565 S.E.2d 727 (N.C. Ct. App. 2002). · cites it 18× “The defendant was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury under the same statute as the one at issue in *455 the present case, N.C.G.S. § 14-32. This Court “decline[d] to disturb the trial court’s determination that [the victim’s]…”
State v. Maynard, 316 S.E.2d 197 (N.C. 1984). · cites it 8× “Were either of these allegations true, the defendant would have been guilty of a felony, G.S. § 14-32. However, defendant denied his guilt of the felony charged against him and entered a plea of guilty to a misdemeanor, G.”
State v. Coria, 508 S.E.2d 1 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998). · cites it 18× “Applying such reasoning to the present case, the elements of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill include: (1) an assault; (2) with a deadly weapon; (3) with the intent to kill, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32 (c), while the elements of assault with a deadly weapon on a law…”
State v. Ledford, 340 S.E.2d 309 (N.C. 1986). · cites it 9× “Prior to 1969, N.C.G.S. § 14-32 (1953) provided: Assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill resulting in injury.”
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— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32(B) — 1 case
State v. Parker, 812 S.E.2d 910 (N.C. Ct. App. 2018).
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32(a) — 69 cases
State v. Floyd, 794 S.E.2d 460 (N.C. 2016). “N.C.G.S. § 14-32 (2015). Defendant was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury pursuant to section 14-32(a), but ultimately pleaded no contest to “attempted assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.”
State v. Hill, 214 S.E.2d 67 (N.C. 1975). “The crime of felonious assault defined in G.S. § 14-32 (a) is an assault with a deadly weapon which is made with intent to kill and which inflicts serious injury.”
State v. Brinson, 448 S.E.2d 822 (N.C. 1994). “This act was in violation of [N.C.G.S. § 14-32(a) (1993) [2] ]. On the day of trial before jury selection began, the State moved to amend the indictment.”
State v. Peoples, 539 S.E.2d 25 (N.C. Ct. App. 2000).
State v. Tirado, 599 S.E.2d 515 (N.C. 2004).
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32(b) — 65 cases
State v. Floyd, 794 S.E.2d 460 (N.C. 2016). “N.C.G.S. § 14-32 (2015). Defendant was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury pursuant to section 14-32(a), but ultimately pleaded no contest to “attempted assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.”
State v. Everhardt, 384 S.E.2d 562 (N.C. Ct. App. 1989). “1059, 1061 (1911), this court is not at liberty to extend the Boone decision to the interpretation of N.C.G.S. § 14-32. The language of N.C.G.S.”
State v. Ledford, 340 S.E.2d 309 (N.C. 1986). “Prior to 1969, N.C.G.S. § 14-32 (1953) provided: Assault with deadly weapon with intent to kill resulting in injury.”
State v. Brinson, 448 S.E.2d 822 (N.C. 1994). “This act was in violation of [N.C.G.S. § 14-32(a) (1993) [2] ]. On the day of trial before jury selection began, the State moved to amend the indictment.”
State v. Uvalle, 565 S.E.2d 727 (N.C. Ct. App. 2002). “The defendant was charged with assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury under the same statute as the one at issue in *455 the present case, N.C.G.S. § 14-32. This Court “decline[d] to disturb the trial court’s determination that [the victim’s]…”
— N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32(c) — 9 cases
State v. Coria, 508 S.E.2d 1 (N.C. Ct. App. 1998). “Applying such reasoning to the present case, the elements of assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill include: (1) an assault; (2) with a deadly weapon; (3) with the intent to kill, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-32 (c), while the elements of assault with a deadly weapon on a law…”
State v. Palmer, 239 S.E.2d 406 (N.C. 1977).
State v. Owen, 432 S.E.2d 378 (N.C. Ct. App. 1993).
State v. Parker, 171 S.E.2d 665 (N.C. Ct. App. 1970).
State v. Hinson, 355 S.E.2d 232 (N.C. Ct. App. 1987).
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