NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 260.95
[POSSESSION] [USE] OF DRUG PARAPHANALIA. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with unlawfully and knowingly
[using] [possessing with intent to use] drug paraphernalia.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [possessed] [used] certain drug
paraphernalia. "Drug paraphernalia" means all equipment, products and
materials of any kind that are used to facilitate, or intended or designed to
facilitate, violations of the Controlled Substances Act.2
Second, that the defendant did this knowingly.
A person possesses drug paraphernalia knowingly when the defendant
is aware of its presence, and has either by [himself] [herself] [together with
others] both the power and intent to control the disposition or use of said
paraphernalia.3
And Third, that the defendant did so with the intent to use said drug
paraphernalia in order to (name unlawful use; e.g., process) a controlled
substance which would be unlawful to possess. ((Name substance) is a
controlled substance in North Carolina that is unlawful to possess.)
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant unlawfully and knowingly [used]
[possessed with intent to use] certain drug paraphernalia in order to (name
unlawful use; e.g., process) a controlled substance which would be unlawful
to possess, then 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. 260.95 (June 2014). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 90-113.22. 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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- 2026-09-24
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