NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 120.20
DEFINITION OF ASSAULT.
Provided there is a battery involved, choose the most appropriate
definition of assault as follows: (An assault is an intentional application
of force, however slight, directly or indirectly, to the body of another
person without that person’s consent.) (An assault is an intentional,
offensive touching of another person without that person’s consent.)
Provided there is no battery involved, choose the most appropriate
definition of assault as follows: (An assault is an overt act or attempt, or
the unequivocal appearance of an attempt, with force and violence, to do
some immediate physical injury to the person of another, which show of
force or menace of violence must be sufficient to put a person of
reasonable firmness in fear of immediate bodily harm.) (An assault is an
intentional attempt, by violence, to do injury to the person of another.)
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 120.20 (June 2011). 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
- Content hash
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