NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 150.12
JURY SHOULD RENDER VERDICT BASED ON FACTS, NOT CONSEQUENCES.
You should not be swayed by pity, sympathy, partiality or public
opinion. You must not consider the effect of a verdict on the plaintiff or
defendant (or on any other party), or concern yourself as to whether it
pleases the Court. Both the plaintiff and the defendant (as well as the
other parties) (as well as the public) expect that you will carefully and
fairly consider all the evidence in the case, follow the law as given to you
by the Court and reach a just verdict, regardless of the consequences.
History
N.C.P.I.—Motor Vehicle 150.12 (March 1994). 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.
Provenance
- Source
- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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