NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 202.50
COMPOUNDING A CRIME. COMMON LAW MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with compounding (name crime).
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that (name crime) was committed by another person. (Define
crime).
Second, that the defendant knew that other person had committed
(name crime).
Third, that the defendant agreed [not to prosecute] [not to inform
on] [to dismiss prosecution against] that other person.
And Fourth, that in exchange for this agreement the defendant
received (describe consideration) from (name perpetrator or person who
furnished the consideration).
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant received (describe consideration)
from (name perpetrator or person who furnished the consideration) under
an agreement with that person [not to prosecute] [not to inform on] [to
dismiss prosecution against] that person and that (name perpetrator)
had, to the knowledge of the defendant, committed (name crime), it
would be your duty to return a verdict of guilty. If you do not so find or
have a reasonable doubt as to one or more of these things, it would be
your duty to return a verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 202.50 (December 2001). 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
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- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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