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N.C.P.I.—Crim. 216.84

[CUTTING] [MUTILATING] [DEFACING] [OTHERWISE INJURING] PROPERTY TO OBTAIN NONFERROUS METALS—PROPERTY [INJURY] [LOSS IN VALUE] [REPAIRS] [LOSS INCLUDING FIXTURES OR IMPROVEMENTS] $10,000 OR MORE. FELONY.

activein force · 2013-06-01 – presentas-observed

The defendant has been charged with [cutting] [mutilating] [defacing]

[otherwise injuring] property to obtain nonferrous metals1.

For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must

prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:

First, that the defendant acted willfully and wantonly;

Second, that the defendant [cut] [mutilated] [defaced] [injured] any

[personal] [real] property2 of another including any [fixtures]

[improvements] for the purpose of obtaining nonferrous metals in any

amount;

And Third, that [the direct injury to the property] [the amount of loss

in value to the property] [the amount of repairs necessary to return the

property to its condition before the act] [the property loss including fixtures

or improvements] was $10,000 or more.

If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or

about the alleged date the defendant willfully and wantonly [cut] [mutilated]

[defaced] [injured] any [personal] [real] property of another including any

[fixtures] [improvements] for the purpose of obtaining nonferrous metals in

any amount, and that [the direct injury to the property] [the amount of loss

in value to the property] [the amount of repairs necessary to return the

property to its condition before the act] [the property loss including fixtures

or improvements] was $10,000 or more, 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 it would be your duty to return a verdict of not

guilty.3

History

N.C.P.I.—Crim. 216.84 (June 2013). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-159.4 (c)(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.

Provenance

Source: sog.unc.edu
Retrieved: 2026-09-24
Edition: 2026-09-24
Content hash: ec475406b1f8d7c825bcb4aa62694d2c4c84691e628ece050560664a95b867aa

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