NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 217.51
SAFECRACKING — BY STOLEN COMBINATION, KEY, ELECTRONIC DEVICE OR FRAUDULENTLY ACQUIRED IMPLEMENT OR MEANS. FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with safecracking, which is the
unlawful [opening] [entering] [attempting to open] [attempting to enter]
a [safe] [vault] by the use of a [stolen [combination] [key] [electronic
device]] [fraudulently acquired [implement] [(describe other means)].
For you to find the defendant guilty of safecracking, the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [opened] [entered] [attempted to open]
[attempted to enter] a [safe] [vault] of another.
Second, that the defendant did so unlawfully, that is, knowingly and
without the consent of any person authorized to give consent.
And Third, that the defendant did so by the use of a [stolen
[combination] [key] [electronic device]] [fraudulently acquired
[implement] [(describe other means)]. (An [implement] [means] would be
fraudulently acquired if it was acquired by falsehood, misrepresentation,
or subterfuge.)1
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant [opened] [entered] [attempted to
open] [attempted to enter] the [safe] [vault] of another and that the
defendant did so by the use of a [stolen [combination] [key] [electronic
device]] [fraudulently acquired [implement] [(describe other means)]],
knowingly and without the consent of any person authorized to give
consent, 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. 217.51 (Replacement June 2017). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-89.1(a)(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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