14-31. Maliciously assaulting in a secret manner.
If any person shall in a secret manner maliciously commit an assault and battery with any deadly weapon upon another by waylaying or otherwise, with intent to kill such other person, notwithstanding the person so assaulted may have been conscious of the presence of his adversary, he shall be punished as a Class E felon. (1887, c. 32; Rev., s. 3621; 1919, c. 25; C.S., s. 4213; 1969, c. 602, s. 1; 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. 1137; 1994, Ex. Sess., c. 24, s. 14(c).)
Structure North Carolina General Statutes
North Carolina General Statutes
§ 14-28 - Malicious castration.
§ 14-28.1 - Female genital mutilation of a child.
§ 14-29 - Castration or other maiming without malice aforethought.
§ 14-30.1 - Malicious throwing of corrosive acid or alkali.
§ 14-31 - Maliciously assaulting in a secret manner.
§ 14-32.1 - Assaults on individuals with a disability; punishments.
§ 14-32.2 - Patient abuse and neglect; punishments; definitions.
§ 14-32.3 - Domestic abuse, neglect, and exploitation of disabled or elder adults.
§ 14-32.4 - Assault inflicting serious bodily injury; strangulation; penalties.
§ 14-33 - Misdemeanor assaults, batteries, and affrays, simple and aggravated; punishments.
§ 14-33.1 - Evidence of former threats upon plea of self-defense.
§ 14-33.2 - Habitual misdemeanor assault.
§ 14-34 - Assaulting by pointing gun.
§ 14-34.1 - Discharging certain barreled weapons or a firearm into occupied property.
§ 14-34.3 - Manufacture, sale, purchase, or possession of teflon-coated types of bullets prohibited.
§ 14-34.8 - Criminal use of laser device.
§ 14-34.9 - Discharging a firearm from within an enclosure.
§ 14-34.10 - Discharge firearm within enclosure to incite fear.