NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 224.20
FAILURE TO RETURN [RENTED] [HIRED] PROPERTY. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with willfully failing to return [rented]
[hired] property.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [rented] [hired] (describe personal property)
from the victim.
Second, that on (name date), the personal property was due to be
returned to the possession of the owner. 1
Third, that the defendant failed to return it as required.
And Fourth, that this failure was willful, that is intentional and without
justification or excuse.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant [rented] [hired] (describe personal
property) from the victim that was to be returned by (name date) and that
the defendant willfully failed to return it by that date, 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. 224.20 (Replacement March 2003). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-167. 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
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