800.1Pattern Jury Instructions

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Last Updated: 11/15/24

Key Concepts

  • The entry below links to the North Carolina Pattern Jury Instructions for Criminal Cases.
  • The date that each instruction was adopted is found in parentheses after the title.

Pattern Jury Instructions related to criminal cases -- organized and searchable -- are available HERE.

The complete Pattern Jury Instructions Online Library, which contains updates, additional information, and links to other jury instructions can be viewed here.

For more information about criminal procedure issues related to jury instructions, such as requesting a special instruction or conducting the charge conference, see the related Trial entry on Jury Instructions [240.1].
Practice Pointer

Pattern Jury Instructions related to criminal cases were formerly listed here with searchable titles.  As of September 2023, the Pattern Jury Instruction Online Library maintained by the School of Government includes the titles, making relisting the instructions here redundant.  You may access the Pattern Jury Instructions related to criminal cases -- with searchable titles -- by clicking here.

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