NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 260.40
Employing a Minor to Commit a Drug Law Violation. Felony.
The defendant has been charged with hiring or intentionally using a
minor to violate the controlled substances act.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [hired] [intentionally2 used] (name minor)
to violate the controlled substances act by (describe violation of N.C.
Gen. Stat. § 90-95(a)(1)).
Second, that (name minor) was less than 18 years of age at the
time he was [hired] [intentionally used].3
And Third, that at the time he [hired] [intentionally used] (name
minor) the defendant was [at least 18 years old but less than 21 years
old] [21 years of age or older].
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant [hired] [intentionally used] (name
minor) who was less than 18 years of age at that time to violate the
controlled substances act, and that at that time the defendant was [at
least 18 years old but less than 21 years old] [21 years of age or older],
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. 260.40 (January 2001). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-95.4. 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.
Provenance
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- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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