NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 222.28
TRESPASS—ELECTRIC POWER SUPPLIER—[INTENT TO DISRUPT NORMAL OPERATION OF FACILITY] [ACT THAT PLACED [OFFENDER] [ANOTHER PERSON] AT RISK OF SERIOUS BODILY INJURY]. FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with the crime of trespass on the
property of an electric power supplier.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove four things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant [entered into] [remained in] [[the building of
another] [on the premises of another so [enclosed] [secured] as to
demonstrate clearly an intent to keep out intruders]];
Second, that the [building] [premise] was:
a) [[a facility1 [owned] [operated] by an electric power supplier and
was a(n) [electric generation facility] [transmission substation]
[transmission switching station] [transmission switching structure]
[control center used to manage transmission operations or electrical
power generating at multiple plant locations]];
b) [[a facility [used] [available] for use in the [collection] [treatment]
[testing] storing] [pumping] [distribution] of water for a public
water system];
c) [[a facility including any [liquefied natural gas storage facility]
[propane air facility] that was [owned] [operated] by a [natural gas
local distribution company] [natural gas pipeline] operating under a
certificate of public convenience and necessity from the [Utilities
Commission] [municipal corporation operating a municipally owned
gas distribution system] [regional natural gas district organized and
operated for [transmission] [distribution] [measurement] [testing]
[regulating] [compression] [control] [storage] of natural gas];
Third, that the defendant [entered a building] [[climbed over] [went
under] [(otherwise) surmounted a [fence] [describe other barrier]] to reach
the facility];
And Fourth, that the offense [was committed with the intent to disrupt
the normal operation of (describe facility)] [involved an act that placed [the
offender] [another person] on the premises at risk of serious bodily injury].2
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant [entered into] [remained in] without
authorization [the building of another] [on the premises of another so
[enclosed] [secured] as to demonstrate clearly an intent to keep out
intruders]] that the [building] [premise] was:
a) [[a facility [owned] [operated] by an electric power supplier and
was a(n) [electric generation facility] [transmission substation]
[transmission switching station] [transmission switching
structure] [control center used to manage transmission
operations or electrical power generating at multiple plant
locations]];
b) [[a facility [used] [available] for use in the [collection]
[treatment] [testing] storing] [pumping] [distribution] of water
for a public water system];
c) [[a facility including any [liquefied natural gas storage facility]
[propane air facility] that was [owned] [operated] by a [natural
gas local distribution company] [natural gas pipeline] operating
under a certificate of public convenience and necessity from the
[Utilities Commission] [municipal corporation operating a
municipally owned gas distribution system] [regional natural gas
district organized and operated for [transmission] [distribution]
[measurement] [testing] [regulating] [compression] [control]
[storage of natural gas]], the defendant [entered a building]
[climbed over] [went under] [(otherwise surmounted) a [fence]
[describe other barrier]] to reach the facility], and that the
offense was [committed with to intent to disrupt the normal
operation of the facility (describe facility)] [involved an act that
placed [the offender] [another person] on the premises at risk of
serious bodily injury],
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. 222.28 (June 2013). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-159.12 (d). 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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