NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 217.54
SAFECRACKING—REMOVING SAFE OR VAULT FROM PREMISES. FELONY.
FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with safecracking, which is the
unlawful removal from its premises of a safe or vault for the purpose of
stealing, tampering with, or ascertaining its contents.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant removed the safe or vault of another from its
premises.
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 this for the purpose of [stealing]
[tampering with] [ascertaining] the contents of the [safe] [vault] .
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant removed the [safe] [vault] of another
person and that the defendant did so knowingly and without the consent of
any person authorized to give consent and for the purpose of [stealing]
[tampering with] [ascertaining] the contents of the [safe] [vault], 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. 217.54 (Replacement May 2003). N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 14-89.1(b). 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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