North Carolina General Statutes 14-23.8. Knowledge not required
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Except for an offense under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-23.2(a)(1), an offense under this Article does not require proof of either of the following:
(1) The person engaging in the conduct had knowledge or should have had knowledge that the victim of the underlying offense was pregnant.
Terms Used In North Carolina General Statutes 14-23.8
- Defendant: In a civil suit, the person complained against; in a criminal case, the person accused of the crime.
- following: when used by way of reference to any section of a statute, shall be construed to mean the section next preceding or next following that in which such reference is made; unless when some other section is expressly designated in such reference. See North Carolina General Statutes 12-3
- unborn child: means a member of the species homo sapiens, at any stage of development, who is carried in the womb. See North Carolina General Statutes 14-23.1
(2) The defendant intended to cause the death of, or bodily injury to, the unborn child. (2011-60, s. 2.)