NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 214.44
PREPARATION TO COMMIT BREAKING OR ENTERING INTO MOTOR VEHICLES—[BUYING] [SELLING] [TRANSFERRING] A MOTOR VEHICLE [MASTER KEY] [MANIPULATIVE KEY] [KEY CUTTING DEVICE] [LOCK-PICKING DEVICE] [HOT WIRING DEVICE]. FELONY. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with preparation to commit breaking
or entering into a motor vehicle by [buying] [selling] [transferring] a motor
vehicle [master key] 1 [manipulative key] 2 [key cutting device] [lock-picking
device] [hot wiring device].
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant willfully [bought] [sold] [transferred] a motor
vehicle [master key]1 [manipulative key]2 [key cutting device] [lock-picking
device] [hot wiring device].
Second, that the defendant [bought] [sold] [transferred] this device
with the intent to commit a(n) [felony] [larceny] [unauthorized use] of a
motor propelled conveyance. (Description of the crime) is a [felony][larceny]
[unauthorized use of a motor propelled conveyance]. A (description of the
vehicle) is a motor propelled conveyance.
Third, that the motor vehicle [master key] [manipulative key] [key
cutting device] [lock-picking device] [hot wiring device] was [[designed to]
[capable of]] [open(ing) the [door] [trunk] of any motor vehicle] [start(ing)
the engine of a motor vehicle].
And Fourth, that on (name date) the defendant, in (name court) [was
convicted of] [pled guilty to] the [misdemeanor] [felony] of preparation to
commit breaking or entering into a motor vehicle, that was committed on
(name date) in violation of the laws of the State of North Carolina.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant willfully [bought] [sold] [transferred] a
motor vehicle [master key] [manipulative key] [key cutting device] [lock-picking device] [hot wiring device] with the intent to commit a [felony]
[larceny] [unauthorized use of a motor propelled conveyance], that the
motor vehicle [master key] [manipulative key] [key cutting device] [lock-picking device] [hot wiring device] was [[designed to] [capable of]]
open(ing) the [door] [trunk] of any motor vehicle] [start(ing) the engine of a
motor vehicle], and that on (name date) the defendant, in (name court)
[was convicted of] [pled guilty to] the [misdemeanor] [felony] of preparation
to commit breaking or entering into a motor vehicle, that was committed on
(name date) in violation of the laws of the State of North Carolina; 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, then you would not
return a verdict of guilty of felonious preparation to commit breaking or
entering into a motor vehicle but would consider whether the defendant is
guilty of non-felonious preparation to commit breaking or entering into a
motor vehicle, which differs from the felony in that the State need not prove
that the defendant had previously been convicted of preparation to commit
breaking into a motor vehicle.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant willfully [bought] [sold] [transferred] a
motor vehicle [master key] [manipulative key] [key cutting device] [lock-picking device] [hot wiring device] with the intent to commit a [felony]
[larceny] [unauthorized use of a motor propelled conveyance], that the
motor vehicle [master key] [manipulative key] [key cutting device] [lock-picking device] [hot wiring device] was [[designed to] [capable of]]
[[open(ing) the [door] [trunk] of any motor vehicle] [start(ing) the engine of
a motor vehicle], 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. 214.44 (Replacement June 2006). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-56.4(c). 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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