NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 271.41
UNLAWFUL USE OF A [DRIVER’S LICENSE] [LEARNER’S PERMIT] [SPECIAL IDENTIFICATION CARD] ISSUED BY THE DIVISION OF MOTOR VEHICLES. FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with the unlawful use of a [driver’s
license] [learner’s permit] [special identification card] in the [commission]
[attempted commission] of a felony.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [presented] [displayed] [used] a [driver’s
license] [learner’s permit] [special identification card].
Second, that the [driver’s license] [learner’s permit] [special
identification card] contained a false or fictitious name.
Third, that the defendant [presented] [displayed] [used] the document
in the [commission] [attempted commission] of a felony. (Define the
underlying felony).
And Fourth, that the defendant acted knowingly.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant [presented] [displayed] [used] a
[driver’s license] [learner’s permit] [special identification card], which the
defendant knew to contain a false or fictitious name, in the [commission]
[attempted commission] of (name felony), 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. 271.41 (February 2000). N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 20-30(a); 20-37.8(b). 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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