NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 272.18
[PURCHASE] [POSSESSION] OF FORTIFIED WINE, SPIRITUOUS LIQUOR OR MIXED BEVERAGES BY A PERSON LESS THAN TWENTY-ONE. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with purchasing or possessing
[fortified wine] [spirituous liquor] [mixed beverages], the defendant then
being less than 21 years of age.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense1, the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [purchased] [had in the defendant’s
possession 2] [fortified wine] 3 [spirituous liquor] 4 [mixed beverages]. 5
(Describe substance) is [fortified wine] [spirituous liquor] [mixed
beverages].6
Second, that the defendant knew that the defendant had [purchased]
[in the defendant’s possession] [fortified wine] [spirituous liquor] [mixed
beverages].
And Third, at that time the defendant was less than 21 years old.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 272.18 (June 2014). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-302.2(b)(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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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-24
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