NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 208.70
ASSAULT ON A FEMALE BY A MALE PERSON. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant, a male person, has been charged1 with assault2 on a
female.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must prove
three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant intentionally3 (and without justification or
excuse)4 assaulted the alleged victim by (describe assault).
Second, that the alleged victim was a female person.
And Third, that the defendant was a male person, at least eighteen years
of age.
NOTE WELL: If self-defense is an issue, use N.C.P.I.—Crim.
308.40.5
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant was a male person, at least 18 years of
age, and that he intentionally assaulted the alleged victim by (describe
assault) and that the alleged victim was a female person, (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.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 208.70 (Replacement April 2024). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-33(c)(2). 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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- sog.unc.edu
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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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