NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 214.70
BREAKING OR ENTERING OF A PHARMACY WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT LARCENY OF A CONTROLLED SUBSTANCE. FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with breaking or entering a
pharmacy with the intent to commit larceny1 of a controlled substance.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt.
First, that there was
[a breaking2 by the defendant.]
[an entry by the defendant.]
[either a breaking or an entry by the defendant.]
Second, that it was a pharmacy3 that was [broken into] [entered]
[broken into or entered].
Third, that the [owner] [tenant] did not consent to the [breaking]
[entering] [breaking or entering].
And Fourth, that at that time, the defendant intended to commit
larceny of a controlled substance.4 Larceny is the taking and carrying
away of the personal property of another without [his] [her] consent with
the intent to deprive [him] [her] of possession permanently.5 (Name
substance) is a controlled substance.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant [broke into] [entered] [broke into
or entered] a pharmacy without the consent of the [owner] [tenant],
intending at that time to commit larceny of a controlled substance, it
would be your duty to return a verdict of guilty. If you do not so find or if
you have a reasonable doubt as to one or more of these things, then you
would return a verdict of not guilty.6
History
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 214.70 (June 2020). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-54.2. 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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- 2026-09-24
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- 2026-09-24
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