NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 247.15
WILLFUL KILLING OF [LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCY] [ASSISTANCE] [SEARCH AND RESCUE] ANIMAL. FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with willfully killing a [law
enforcement agency]1 [assistance]2 [search and rescue]3 animal.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, the defendant knew or had reason to know that the animal
was [a law enforcement agency] [an assistance] [a search and rescue]
animal.
And Second, the defendant willfully killed the animal.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant knew or had reason to know that
an animal was [a law enforcement agency] [an assistance] [a search and
rescue] animal, and that the defendant willfully killed the animal, 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. 247.15 (June 2010). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-163.1. 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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- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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