N.C.P.I.—Crim. 235.10

The defendant has been charged with carrying a concealed weapon.1

For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must

prove [three] [four] [five] things beyond a reasonable doubt:

First, that the defendant carried a (describe deadly weapon).2

Second, that the weapon was concealed, that is, hidden from the view

of others.

Third, that the weapon was on or about the defendant's person, that

is, it was concealed near, in close proximity to the defendant, and within the

defendant’s convenient control and easy reach, so that the defendant could

promptly use it, if prompted to do so by any violent motive.3

(And) Fourth, that the defendant acted willfully and intentionally,4 that

is, that the defendant intended to carry and conceal the weapon.

NOTE WELL: The jury should be instructed as to the next

element only if there is an issue as to whether the defendant

was on the defendant’s own premises.

(And Fifth, that the defendant was not on the defendant’s own

premises).

If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or

about the alleged date the defendant willfully and intentionally carried and

concealed about the defendant’s person a (describe deadly weapon) (while

off the defendant’s own premises), 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.5