NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 219.51A
WORTHLESS CHECK-INSUFFICIENT FUNDS (MORE THAN $2000). FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with [drawing] [uttering] a
worthless check for more than $2,000 (drawn) on an account with
insufficient funds.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense the State must
prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [drew, that is, signed and delivered]
[uttered, that is, offered to another], a check.1
Second, that the [[defendant] [person who drew the check]] [did
not, at the time the check was [drawn] [uttered], have sufficient funds on
deposit or credit with the banking institution upon which the check was
drawn to pay the check upon presentation] [had previously presented the
[check] [draft] for the payment of money or its equivalent].
Third, that the defendant knew that the check was drawn on
insufficient funds.
And Fourth, that the amount of the check was more than $2,000.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant [drew] [uttered] a check, knowing
that [[the defendant] [the drawer]] [did not, at the time the check was
drawn, have sufficient funds on deposit or credit with the banking
institution upon which the check was [drawn] [uttered] to pay the check
on presentation] [had previously presented the [check] [draft] for the
payment of money or its equivalent] and that this check was for an
amount more than $2,000, 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. 219.51A (June 2014). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-107(a), (d). 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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