NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 215.31
BURNING OF JAILS OR PRISONS. FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with wantonly and willfully
[setting fire to] [burning] [causing to be burned] [aiding, counseling, or
procuring the burning of] a penal institution or its contents.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [set fire to1] [burned] [caused to be
burned] [aided, counseled, or procured the burning of] a [penal
institution]2 [the contents of a penal institution].
And Second, that the defendant did so wantonly and willfully, that
is, intentionally and without justification or excuse, with the knowledge
or reasonable grounds to believe the defendant’s act would endanger the
rights or safety of others.3
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant wantonly and willfully [set fire to]
[burned] [caused to be burned] [aided, counseled, or procured the
burning of] a [penal institution] [the contents of a penal institution], 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. 215.31 (June 2023). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-59.1. 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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