§ 14-7.8. Punishment.
§ 14‑7.8. Punishment.
When a person is charged byindictment with the commission of a violent felony and is also charged withbeing a violent habitual felon as defined in G.S. 14‑7.7, the personmust, upon conviction, be sentenced in accordance with this Article, except inthose cases where the death penalty is imposed. (1994, Ex. Sess., c. 22, s.31.)