N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-181

Requests for special instructions

Applied in 10 court decisions — leading case 188 N.C. App. 635 - State v. Bowman (2008)

Most recently applied in 246 N.C. App. 1 - BSK Enters., Inc. v. Beroth Oil Co. (March 2016)

C.C.P., s. 239; Code, s. 415; Rev., s. 538; C.S., s. 565; 1951, c. 837, s. 6.

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(a) Requests for special instructions to the jury must be -

(1) In writing,

(2) Entitled in the cause, and

(3) Signed by counsel submitting them.

(b) Such requests for special instructions must be submitted to the trial judge before the judge's charge to the jury is begun. However, the judge may, in his discretion, consider such requests regardless of the time they are made.

(c) Written requests for special instructions shall, after their submission to the judge, be filed as a part of the record of the same.

Official source: North Carolina General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain North Carolina statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.