NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 241.15
SELLING POISONOUS SPIRITOUS LIQUOR FOR USE AS A BEVERAGE. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with selling poisonous spirituous
liquor for use as a beverage.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant sold 1 spirituous liquor. Spirituous liquor
means distilled spirits or ethyl alcohol, including [spirits of [wine] [whiskey]
[rum] [brandy] [gin] J (and) [all (other) distilled spirits] (and) [mixtures of
cordials] [liqueur] (and) [premixed cocktails], in closed containers for
beverage use regardless of their dilution. 2
Second, that the defendant sold the spirituous liquor for use as a
beverage.
And Third, that the spirituous liquor contained foreign properties or
ingredients poisonous to the human system.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant sold spirituous liquor for use as a
beverage and that it contained foreign properties or ingredients poisonous to
the human system, 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. 241.15 (Replacement August 2000). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-329(c). 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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