NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 270.59
TURNING AT INTERSECTIONS—LOCAL ORDINANCE. 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 portion of the highway upon which the defendant was
driving was properly marked with (a) directional signal(s) clearly indicating
the course to be followed through its intersection with another street.
And Fourth, that the defendant in [making] [attempting to make] a
turn did not follow the indicated course.
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 traveling on
a highway and that the portion of the highway upon which the defendant
was driving was properly marked with (a) directional signal(s) clearly
indicating the course to be followed through its intersection with another
street and that the defendant while [making] [attempting to make] a turn
failed to follow the indicated course, 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. 270.59 (Replacement April 2001). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-153(c). 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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