NC 15A-2001. - NC 15A-2001.

§ 15A-2001. Capital offenses; plea of guilty. (a) Any defendant who has been indicted for an offense punishable by death may enter a plea of guilty at any time after the indictment. (b) If the defendant enters a guilty plea to first degree murder and the State has not given notice of intent to seek the death penalty as provided in G.S. 15A-2004 or the State has agreed to accept a sentence of life imprisonment where it initially gave notice of intent to seek the death penalty, then the court shall sentence the person to life imprisonment. The defendant may plead guilty to first degree murder and the State may agree to accept a sentence of life imprisonment, even if evidence of an aggravating circumstance exists. (c) If the defendant enters a guilty plea to first degree murder and the State ...