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N.C.P.I.—Crim. 101.30

EFFECT OF THE DEFENDANT'S DECISION NOT TO TESTIFY.

activein force · 2005-05-01 – presentas-observed

The defendant in this case has not testified. The law gives the

defendant this privilege. This same law also assures the defendant that

this decision not to testify creates no presumption against the defendant.

Therefore, the silence of the defendant is not to influence your decision

in any way.1

History

N.C.P.I.—Crim. 101.30 (May 2005). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 8-54. Prepared by the North Carolina Conference of Superior Court Judges' Committee on Pattern Jury Instructions, assisted by the UNC School of Government; published by the School of Government.

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Retrieved: 2026-09-24
Edition: 2026-09-24
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