Discharging a Firearm Into Occupied Property: If People Are on the Porch, It’s Occupied
Published for NC Criminal Law on October 23, 2012.
G.S. 14-34.1 makes it a Class E felony to discharge a barreled weapon or firearm into occupied property. The offense is elevated to a Class D felony if the property is an occupied dwelling or occupied conveyance in operation, and to a Class C felony if the defendant causes serious bodily injury. Although the statute ... Read more
The post Discharging a Firearm Into Occupied Property: If People Are on the Porch, It’s Occupied appeared first on North Carolina Criminal Law.
Faculty Coordinators
William R. Kenan, Jr. Distinguished Professor of Public Law and Government; Director, Criminal Justice Innovation Lab