NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 261.20
ATTEMPT TO [FOIL] [DEFEAT] A [DRUG] [ALCOHOL] SCREENING TEST BY THE [[SUBSTITUTION] [SPIKING] OF A URINE SAMPLE] [ADVERTISEMENT OF A [SAMPLE SUBSTITUTION] [SPIKING DEVICE OR MEASURE]]. MISDEMEANOR; FELONY.
NOTE WELL: See G.S. 15A-928 for provisions regarding indictment,
bifurcated trial, verdict and judgment.
The defendant has been charged with attempting to [foil] [defeat] a [drug]
[alcohol] screening test by the [[substitution] [spiking] of a urine sample]
[[advertisement of a [sample substitution] [spiking device or measure]].
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must prove
two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [substituted] [spiked] a urine sample] [advertised
a [urine sample substitution] [spiking deviceor measure]];
And Second, that the defendant acted with the intent to [foil] [defeat] a
[drug] [alcohol] screening test.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or about
the alleged date the defendant [[substituted] [spiked] a urine sample]
[advertised a [urine sample substitution] [spiking device or measure]] and that
the defendant acted with the intent to [foil] [defeat] a [drug] [alcohol]
screening test, it would be your duty to return a verdict of guilty. If you do not
so find or have a reasonable doubt as toone or more of these things, it would be
your duty to return a verdict of not guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 261.20 (Replacement Aperil 2003). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-401.20(a)(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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