NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 214.31
FIRST-DEGREE TRESPASS. MISDEMEANOR.
NOTE WELL: By N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-159.14, first and
second degree trespass have been designated lesser-
included offenses of breaking or entering a building
under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-54 (see N.C.P.I.—
Crim. 214.30 and N.C.P.I.—Crim. 214.34) and lesser-
included offenses of felonious breaking or entering a
vehicle or boat under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-56 (see
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 214.40).
The defendant has been charged with first-degree trespass.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [[entered] [remained]] [[on premises of
another so enclosed or secured as to demonstrate clearly an intent to
keep out intruders] [in a building of another person] [on the lands of the
Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians].
And Second, that the defendant [[entered] [remained]] [[on the
premises] [in the building] [on the lands of the Eastern Cherokee
Indians]] [[without authorization] [after having been excluded by a
resolution passed by the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indian Tribal
Council]].
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant [[entered] [remained]] [[on
premises of another so enclosed or secured as to demonstrate clearly an
intent to keep out intruders] [a building of another person] [on the lands
of the Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians]] [[without authorization] [after
having been excluded by a resolution passed by the Eastern Band of
Cherokee Indian Tribal Council]], it would be your duty to return a verdict
of guilty. If you do not so find or have a reasonable doubt as to one or
more of these things, it would be your duty to return a verdict of not
guilty.
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 214.31 (Replacement June 2019). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-159.12. 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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