NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 226.60B
CYBERSTALKING—FALSE STATEMENT. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with cyberstalking.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant communicated to the victim by way of
[electronic mail]1 [electronic communication].2
Second, that the defendant knowingly made a false statement
concerning the [death] [injury] [illness] [disfigurement] [indecent conduct]
[criminal conduct] of [the victim] [any member of the victim's family] [any
member of the victim's household].
And Third, that the defendant communicated to the victim with the
intent to [abuse] [annoy] [threaten] [terrify) [harass] [embarrass).
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant communicated to the victim by way of
[electronic mail] [electronic communication] and knowingly made a false
statement concerning the [death] [injury] [illness] [disfigurement] [indecent
conduct] [criminal conduct) of [the victim] [any member of the victim's
family] [any member of the victim's household] with the intent to [abuse]
[annoy] [threaten] [terrify] [harass] [embarrass], 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. 226.60B (March 2001). N.C. Gen. Stat. §14-196.3(b)(3). 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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