NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 237.55
KNOWINGLY [OFFERING] [ENGAGING IN] UNLAWFUL PARI-MUTUEL WAGERING. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with knowingly [offering] [engaging
in] unlawful pari-mutuel wagering.1
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must prove
two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [offered] [engaged in] pari-mutuel wagering2
by (describe violation of Article 10 of Chapter 18C, N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-
1000 et seq.).
And Second, that the defendant did so knowingly.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant knowingly [offered] [engaged in] pari-mutuel wagering by (describe violation of Article 10 of Chapter 18C, N.C. Gen.
Stat. § 18C-1000 et seq.), 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. 237.55 (May 2024). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18C-1020(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.
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- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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