NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 208.90B
[DISCHARGING] [ATTEMPTING TO DISCHARGE] A FIREARM WITHIN AN OCCUPIED BUILDING OR OTHER ENCLOSURE WITH INTENT TO INCITE FEAR. FELONY.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [[willfully] [wantonly]] [discharged]
[attempted to discharge] a firearm within an occupied [building]
[structure] [motor vehicle] [(describe other conveyance)] [erection]
[enclosure].
Second, that the defendant intended to incite fear in another
person.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant [[willfully] [wantonly]]
[discharged] [attempted to discharge] a firearm within an occupied
[building] [structure] [motor vehicle] [(describe other conveyance)]
[erection] [enclosure] with the intent to incite fear in another, 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. 208.90B (Replacement June 2018). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.10. 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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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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