NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 254A.15
[ALTERING] [DEFACING] [DESTROYING] [REMOVING] THE SERIAL NUMBER OF A FIREARM. FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with [altering] [defacing]
[destroying] [removing] the serial number of a firearm.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that (describe property, e.g., "A twelve gauge shotgun") was
a firearm.
Second, that the defendant [altered] [defaced] [destroyed]
[removed] the firearm’s [permanent serial number] [manufacturer’s
identification plate] [other permanent distinguishing number or mark].
Third, that the defendant [altered] [defaced] [destroyed] [removed]
the firearm’s [permanent serial number] [manufacturer’s identification
plate] [other permanent distinguishing number or mark] for the purpose
of [concealing] [misrepresenting] the identity of the firearm.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, that (describe property) was a firearm and that
the defendant [altered] [defaced] [destroyed] [removed] the firearm’s
[permanent serial number] [manufacturer’s identification plate] [other
permanent distinguishing number or mark] for the purpose of [concealing]
[misrepresenting] the identity of the firearm, it would be your duty to
return a verdict of guilty. If you do not so find or you 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. 254A.15 (June 2010). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-160.2. 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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