NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 220.65
BLACKMAIL-BY ACCUSATION OF CRIME. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with blackmail.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant knowingly [accused] [threatened to
accuse] the victim of (name crime).1
And Second, that he did this with the intent to gain or extort from
the victim [a chattel] [money] [a valuable security]. ((Name chattel or
valuable security) is a [chattel] [valuable security].)
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant knowingly [accused] [threatened
to accuse] the victim of (name crime) with the intent to gain or extort
from the victim [a chattel] [money] [a valuable security], 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 both of these things, it would be your duty
to return a verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 220.65 (May 2003). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-118. 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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- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-24
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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