NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 272.25
CONSUMPTION OF ALCOHOL BY A PERSON LESS THAN 19 YEARS OF AGE. MISDEMEANOR.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense2, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant knowingly consumed (name beverage).
(Name beverage) is an alcoholic beverage.
And Second, that at the time the defendant consumed the alcoholic
beverage, the defendant was less than 19 years of age.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant knowingly consumed an alcoholic
beverage and that the defendant was less than 19 years of age, 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. 272.25 (June 2014). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 18B-302(b)(3). 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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- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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