NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 260.42
PARTICIPATING IN A DRUG VIOLATION BY A MINOR. FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with participating in a drug violation
by a minor.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [purchased] [received] a controlled
substance 1 from (name minor).
Second, that (name minor) was 13 years of age or younger at the time
the defendant [purchased] [received] the controlled substance. 2
Third, that (name minor) [possessed] [sold] [delivered] the controlled
substance. (Name substance) is a controlled substance.
And Fourth, that at the time he [purchased] [received] the controlled
substance from (name minor) the defendant was 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 [purchased] [received] a controlled
substance from a minor who was 13 years of age or younger who
[possessed] [sold] [delivered] the controlled substance, and that at the time
the defendant was 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. 260.42 (Replacement March 2001). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-95.7. 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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