N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1232 : CRIMINAL PROCEDURE ACT — TRIAL PROCEDURE IN SUPERIOR COURT — CRIMINAL JURY TRIAL IN SUPERIOR COURT —1232 - Jury instructions; explanation of law; opinion prohibited TEXT PDF In instructing the jury, the judge shall not express an opinion as to whether or not a fact has been proved and shall not be required to state, summarize or recapitulate the evidence, or to explain the application of the law to the evidence. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 15A-1232 1977, c. 711, s. 1; 1985, c. 537, s. 1.