NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 208.76
ASSAULT ON AN UNBORN CHILD. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with assault on an unborn child.1
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove beyond a reasonable doubt:
That the defendant assaulted the mother2 of an unborn child3 by
intentionally4 (and without justification or excuse)5 (describe assault).6
(An assault is an intentional application of force, however slight, directly
or indirectly, to the body of another person without that person’s
consent.)
NOTE WELL: If self-defense is an issue, use N.C.P.I.-
Crim. 308.40 or 308.45, as appropriate.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant intentionally assaulted the mother
of an unborn child by (describe assault) (nothing else appearing),7 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.
NOTE WELL: If self-defense is an issue, use mandate
from N.C.P.I.-Crim. 308.40 or 308.45, as appropriate.7
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 208.76 (June 2012). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-23.6. 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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