NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 235.30
POINTING A LASER DEVICE TOWARDS AN AIRCRAFT. FELONY
The defendant has been charged with pointing a laser device at an
aircraft.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, the defendant willfully pointed a laser1 device at an aircraft2,
while the laser device was emitting a laser beam.
And Second, the laser beam was emitted while the aircraft was
[taking off] [landing] [in flight] [in motion].
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant willfully pointed a laser device at
an aircraft, while the device was emitting a laser beam and while the
aircraft was [taking off] [landing] [in flight] [in motion], 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 both of these things, it would be your duty
to return a verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 235.30 (June 2006). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-280.2. 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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