NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 285.10
FALSE STATEMENTS NOT UNDER OATH WITH REGARD TO ABSENTEE BALLOTS. MISDEMEANOR.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt.
First, that the defendant willfully signed a [written] [printed] false
statement.
Second, that the false statement was [not made under oath] [not
duly sworn].
And Third, that the defendant did so for the purpose of [obtaining]
[voting] any official ballot under North Carolina law1.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant willfully signed a [written]
[printed] false statement, which was not [made under oath] [duly sworn],
and that the defendant did so for the purpose of [obtaining] [voting] any
official ballot under North Carolina law, it would be your duty to return a
verdict of guilty. If you do not so find or if you have a reasonable doubt
as to one or more of these things, then you would return a verdict of not
guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 285.10 (June 2021). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 163-237(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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- sog.unc.edu
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- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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