NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 230.91
CONCEALMENT OF DEATH-INTENT TO CONCEAL DEATH BY DISMEMBERING OR DESTROYING HUMAN REMAINS. FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with concealing the death of a
person by [dismembering] [destroying] human remains.1
For you to find defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant knowingly and willfully [dismembered]
[destroyed] human remains by [removing body parts] [obliterating any
portion of the remains] [(describe other means of destroying or
dismembering human remains)];
And Second, that in doing so the defendant intended to conceal the
death of a person.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant knowingly and willfully
[dismembered] [destroyed] human remains by [removing body parts]
[obliterating any portion of the remains] [(describe other means of
destroying or dismembering human remains)], and that in doing so the
defendant intended to conceal the death of a person, 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. 230.91 (June 2012). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-401.22 (d). 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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