§ 14-7.4. Evidence of prior convictions of felony offenses. - North Carolina Statutes

§14‑7.4.  Evidence of prior convictions of felony offenses.

In all cases where a person ischarged under the provisions of this Article with being an habitual felon, therecord or records of prior convictions of felony offenses shall be admissiblein evidence, but only for the purpose of proving that said person has beenconvicted of former felony offenses. A prior conviction may be proved bystipulation of the parties or by the original or a certified copy of the courtrecord of the prior conviction. The original or certified copy of the courtrecord, bearing the same name as that by which the defendant is charged, shallbe prima facie evidence that the defendant named therein is the same as thedefendant before the court, and shall be prima facie evidence of the facts setout therein. (1967, c. 1241, s. 4; 1981, c. 179, s. 12.)