N.C.P.I.—Crim. 208.16

NOTE WELL: Assault inflicting serious injury may be a

lesser included offense.

The defendant has been charged with assault inflicting serious

bodily injury.

For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must

prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:

First, that the defendant assaulted the victim by intentionally2 (and

without justification or excuse)3 (describe assault).

And Second, that the defendant inflicted serious bodily injury.

Serious bodily injury is injury that creates or causes [a substantial risk of

death] [serious permanent disfigurement] [coma] [a permanent or

protracted condition that causes extreme pain] [permanent or protracted

loss or impairment of the function of any bodily member or organ]

[prolonged hospitalization].

If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or

about the alleged date, the defendant intentionally assaulted the victim

inflicting serious bodily injury, (nothing else appearing) 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.