NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 120.10
DEFINITION OF [INTENT] [INTENTIONALLY].
Intent is a mental attitude seldom provable by direct evidence. It
must ordinarily be proved by circumstances from which it may be inferred.
You arrive at the intent of a person by such just and reasonable
deductions from the circumstances proven as a reasonably prudent person
would ordinarily draw therefrom.1
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 120.10 (June 2012). 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.
Provenance
- Source
- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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