NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 274.20
MISDEMEANOR OBTAINING FOOD STAMPS BY MISREPRESENTATION. MISDEMEANOR.
NOTE WELL: In the event that the offense charged is the
transfer of food stamps or authorization cards with intent to
deceive, adjust the charge accordingly.
The defendant has been charged with obtaining food stamps by
misrepresentation.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant knowingly [obtained] [attempted to obtain]
food stamps.
Second, that the defendant willfully [obtained] [attempted to obtain]
the food stamps by means of [making false statements or representations]
[impersonation] [failure to disclose material facts]
And Third, that the defendant was not entitled to such food stamps.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant willfully and knowingly [obtained]
[attempted to obtain] food stamps to which he was not entitled by means of
a(n) [false statement] [impersonation] [failure to disclose a material fact]
and that the defendant was not entitled to such food stamps, 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. 274.20 (Replacement October 2001). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 108A-53(a). 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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