NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 225.10
[KNOWINGLY] [WILLFULLY] [ABUSING] [MUTILATING] A DEAD HUMAN BODY IN A PERSON’S CUSTODY. MISDEMEANOR.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the dead human body was in the defendant’s custody at
the time of the alleged offense.
Second, that the defendant [abused] [mutilated] the body.
And Third, that the defendant did so [knowingly] (or) [willfully].1
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant had the body in the defendant’s
custody, that the defendant [abused] [mutilated] the body, and that the
defendant did so [knowingly] (or) [willfully], 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, then it would be your duty to
return a verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 225.10 (June 2019). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-210.25(f)(2). 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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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-24
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