NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 235.20
GOING ABOUT ARMED WITH UNUSUAL AND DANGEROUS WEAPONS TO THE TERROR OF THE PEOPLE. COMMON LAW MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with going about armed with unusual
and dangerous weapons to the terror of the people.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant armed himself with (an) unusual and
dangerous weapon(s). [A (name weapon) is an unusual and dangerous
weapon.] [A weapon is an unusual weapon if it is not usually carried by a
person while on the public highways.] [A weapon is a dangerous weapon if it
is likely to cause death or serious bodily injury.]
Second, that the purpose of the defendant in so arming himself was to
terrorize the people of (name town or county).
Third, that, thus armed, he went about the public highways 2 of (name
town or county).
And Fourth, that the manner in which he was armed and in which he
went about on the highways was such as to naturally cause terror to the
people.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant armed himself with (an) unusual and
dangerous weapon(s) for the purpose of terrorizing the people of (name
town or county), and that thus armed he went about the public highways of
the (name town or county) in such a manner as naturally to cause terror to
the people, 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. 235.20 (Replacement April 1999). 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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