GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF NORTH CAROLINA

SESSION 1989

S	1 

SENATE BILL 714

Short Title:  Conspiracy to Commit Murder/Penalty.	(Public)
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Sponsors: Senators Daniel, Basnight, Rauch, Barker, Kaplan, Plyler, Conder, Soles, Winner, Goldston, Taft, Staton, Murphy, Marvin, Block, Guy, Harris, Speed, Royall, Sherron, Parnell, Ward, Martin of Guilford, Walker, Martin of Pitt; Ezzell, Hunt of Durham, Hunt of Moore, Johnson of Wake, Raynor, Richardson, and Sands.
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Referred to:  Judiciary I.
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March 30, 1989

A BILL TO BE ENTITLED
AN ACT TO INCREASE THE PENALTY FOR CONSPIRACY OR SOLICITATION TO COMMIT A MURDER AND CONSPIRACY OR SOLICITATION TO COMMIT  MURDER OF CERTAIN PERSONS.
The General Assembly of North Carolina enacts:
Section 1.  Article 6 of Chapter 14 of the General Statutes is amended by adding a new section to read:
"§ 14-18.1.  Conspiracy or solicitation to commit murder; conspiracy or solicitation to commit murder of a law enforcement officer, State official, juror or witness; punishments.
(a)	Conspiracy to commit murder or solicitation to commit murder is a Class D felony.
(b)	Conspiracy to commit murder or solicitation to commit murder of a law enforcement officer, judge or justice, former judge or justice, prosecutor or former prosecutor, juror or former juror or witness or former witness against the defendant while engaged in the performance of his official duties or because of the exercise of his official duties, is a Class B felony."
Sec. 2.  This act shall become effective October 1, 1989, and shall apply to offenses occurring on or after that date.