NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 210.94
UNLAWFUL [ADVERTISING] [RECRUITING] [SOLICITING] [AIDING] [ABETTING] [[CONSPIRING] [ASSISTING] IN] THE UNLAWFUL TRANSFER OF CUSTODY OF A MINOR CHILD. MISDEMEANOR.
Note Well: This instruction is effective for offenses
committed on or after December 1, 2016.
The defendant has been charged with [advertising] [recruiting]
[soliciting] [aiding] [abetting] [[conspiring] [assisting] in] the unlawful
transfer of custody1 of a minor child.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State
must prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that defendant [advertised] [recruited] [solicited2] [[aided]
[abetted3] [conspired4] [assisted by (describe method of assistance)]
in] the unlawful transfer of custody of a minor child 5. The unlawful
transfer of custody means the transfer of physical custody of a minor
child, in willful violation of applicable adoption law or by grossly
negligent omission in the care of the child, by the child’s parent,
without a court order or other authorization under law to a person
other than a relative 6 or another individual having a substantial
relationship with the child.
And Second, that defendant did so knowingly.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on
or about the alleged date, the defendant knowingly [advertised]
[recruited] [solicited] [aided] [abetted] [[conspired] [assisted by
(describe method of assistance)] in] the unlawful transfer of custody of
a minor child, it would be your duty to return a verdict of guilty. If
you do not so find or if you have a reasonable doubt as to one or both
of these things, it would be your duty to return a verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 210.94 (June 2017). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-321.2(a)(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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