NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 230.67
INTERFERING WITH A WITNESS. FELONY.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that a person was [summoned] [acting] as a witness in a
court of this State.1
Second, that the defendant [deterred] [attempted to deter]
[prevented] [attempted to prevent] any person who was [summoned]
[acting] as a witness.
Third, that the defendant acted intentionally.2
And Fourth, that the defendant did so by (describe threats,
menace, or other manner of preventing or deterring, or attempting to
prevent or deter attendance of the witness)3 4.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date a person was [summoned] [acting] as a witness in
a court of this state and that the defendant intentionally [deterred]
[attempted to deter] [prevented] [attempted to prevent] a person by
(describe threats, menace, or other manner of preventing or deterring, or
attempting to prevent or deter attendance of the witness) 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. 230.67 (June 2022). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-226(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.
Provenance
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- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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