NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 208.93A
POINTING A LASER DEVICE AT A [LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY ANIMAL] [SEARCH AND RESCUE ANIMAL]. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with pointing a laser device at a [law
enforcement agency animal] [search and rescue animal].
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must prove
three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, the defendant intentionally1 pointed a laser2 device while the laser
device was emitting a laser beam at a [law enforcement agency animal]3
[search and rescue animal].4
Second, the [law enforcement agency animal] [search and rescue
animal] was in the performance of its duty.
And Third, the [law enforcement agency animal] [search and rescue
animal] was caused harm.5
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant intentionally pointed a laser device while
the laser device was emitting a laser beam at a [law enforcement agency
animal] [search and rescue animal], the [law enforcement agency animal]
[search and rescue animal] was in the performance of its duty, and the [law
enforcement agency animal] [search and rescue animal] was caused harm, 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. 208.93A (December 2023). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-34.8(b)(3). 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
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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