NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 270.58
TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS. INFRACTION.
The defendant has been charged with unlawfully turning at an
intersection.
For you to find the defendant responsible for this infraction, the State
must prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant was the driver of a vehicle.
Second, that this vehicle was traveling on a highway.
Third, that the defendant [attempted to make] (or) [made] a left turn
from that highway at its intersection with another street.
And Fourth, that the defendant
a. [did not approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand lane
lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of the defendant's
vehicle.] (or)
b. [after entering the intersection did not make the left turn so as to
leave the intersection in a lane lawfully available to traffic moving in
such direction upon the roadway being entered.]
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant was the driver of a vehicle that was
traveling on a highway, and that the defendant [attempted to make] [made]
a left turn from that highway at its intersection with another street, and that
the defendant [did not approach the intersection in the extreme left-hand
lane lawfully available to traffic moving in the direction of the defendant's
vehicle] (or) [after entering the intersection did not make the left turn so as
to leave the intersection in a lane lawfully available to traffic moving in such
direction upon the roadway being entered], it would be your duty to return a
verdict of responsible. 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
responsible.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 270.58 (Replacement April 2001). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-153. 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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