§ 14-7.5. Verdict and judgment. - North Carolina Statutes

§14‑7.5.  Verdict and judgment.

When an indictment charges anhabitual felon with a felony as above provided and an indictment also chargesthat said person is an habitual felon as provided herein, the defendant shallbe tried for the principal felony as provided by law. The indictment that theperson is an habitual felon shall not be revealed to the jury unless the juryshall find that the defendant is guilty of the principal felony or other felonywith which he is charged. If the jury finds the defendant guilty of a felony,the bill of indictment charging the defendant as an habitual felon may bepresented to the same jury. Except that the same jury may be used, theproceedings shall be as if the issue of habitual felon were a principal charge.If the jury finds that the defendant is an habitual felon, the trial judgeshall enter judgment according to the provisions of this Article. If the juryfinds that the defendant is not an habitual felon, the trial judge shallpronounce judgment on the principal felony or felonies as provided by law. (1967,c. 1241, s. 5.)