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N.C.P.I.—Crim. 247.83
INTENTIONALLY RELEASING INTO THE WILD A NONNATIVE [VENOMOUS REPTILE] [LARGE CONSTRICTING SNAKE] [CROCODILIAN]. MISDEMEANOR.
NOTE WELL: This instruction is applicable for offenses
committed on or after December 1, 2009.
The defendant has been charged with intentionally releasing into
the wild a nonnative [venomous reptile][large constricting snake1]
[crocodilian2]. ((Describe animal) is a large constricting snake.)
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant released into the wild a nonnative
[venomous reptile] [large constricting snake] [crocodilian].
And Second, that the defendant acted intentionally3.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant intentionally released into the wild
a nonnative [venomous reptile] [large constricting snake] [crocodilian], 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. 247.83 (June 2010). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-422. 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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