North Carolina § 15-191 - Pending sentences unaffected.

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§ 15-191. Pending sentences unaffected.

Nothing in G.S. 15-187, 15-188, and 15-190 shall be construed to alter in any manner the execution of the sentence of death imposed on account of any crime or crimes committed before July 1, 1935. History (1935, c. 294, s. 4.) Editor's Note. - The act from which this section was codified changed the mode of executing a death sentence from electrocution to the administration of lethal gas.

Source: official North Carolina text · Last verified 2026-08-27

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Section 15-191 ("Pending sentences unaffected.") is part of the North Carolina General Statutes, the codified statutory law of North Carolina. It sets out the legal rule or procedure described in the text above. Statutes are amended regularly, so always verify against the official source.

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