NC 15-189. - NC 15-189.

§ 15-189. Sentence of death; prisoner taken to penitentiary. Upon the sentence of death being pronounced against any person in the State of North Carolina convicted of a crime punishable by death, it shall be the duty of the judge pronouncing such death sentence to make the same in writing, which shall be filed in the record of the case against the convicted person. The clerk of the superior court in which the death sentence is pronounced shall prepare a certified copy of the judgment or sentence of death, which shall include a copy of any notice or entries of appeal made in the case; if no entries or notice of appeal have been made or given in the case, a statement to the effect shall be included in the certificate of the clerk; it shall also be the duty of the district attorney, assistan...