NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 226.10
CRIME AGAINST NATURE—ANIMALS. FELONY.
NOTE WELL: The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling in Lawrence v.
Texas, 539 U.S. 558, 123 S. Ct. 2472, 156 L.Ed.2d 508, 73
Crim. L. Rep. 396 (2003) is not applicable to the crime against
nature involving sex acts with animals.
The defendant has been charged with the crime against nature, which
is an unnatural sex act.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant committed a sex act
with an animal.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant committed a sex act with an animal, it
would be your duty to return a verdict of guilty. If you do not so find or have
a reasonable doubt, it would be your duty to return a verdict of not guilty.
Strong: Crime Against Nature
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 226.10 (Replacement June 2006). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-177. 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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