NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 222.29B
INJURY TO PROPERTY OF PUBLIC UTILITY.
The defendant has been charged with injuring property of a public
utility 1.
For you to find the defendant guilty of injuring property of a public
utility, the State must prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt.
First, that the defendant [[stopped] [obstructed] [impaired] [weakened]
[injured] [destroyed]] [[caused to be done any act(s) that [stopped]
[obstructed] [impaired] [weakened] [injured] [destroyed]] any [building]
[construction] [work] [engine] [machine] [structure] [matter or thing
appertaining to] [hardware] [software] [other digital infrastructure necessary
for the operations] of a public utility.
And Second, that the defendant acted willfully. Willfully means
intentionally and without justification or excuse.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant willfully [[stopped] [obstructed]
[impaired] [weakened] [injured] [destroyed]] [[caused to be done any act(s)
that [stopped] [obstructed] [impaired] [weakened] [injured] [destroyed]] any
[building] [construction] [work] [engine] [machine] [structure] [matter or
thing appertaining to] [hardware] [software] [other digital infrastructure
necessary for the operations] of a public utility it would be your duty to return
a verdict of guilty. If you do not so find or have 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. 222.29B (March 2025). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 62-323(a). 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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