NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 222.30
DOMESTIC CRIMINAL TRESPASS. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with domestic criminal trespass.
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] [remained] on the premises of
another.
Second, that the defendant did so without authorization. 1
Third, that the defendant had been notified not to [enter] [remain
there] by [the owner] [a person in charge of the premises] [a lawful
occupant] [an authorized person]
And Fourth, that the premises were occupied by a [[present] [former]
spouse of the defendant] [person with whom the defendant lived as if
married] that was at that time living apart from the defendant. 2
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant [entered][remained] on the premises
of another without authorization, that the defendant had been notified not to
[enter] [remain there] by [the owner] [a person in charge of the premises]
[a lawful occupant] [an authorized person], and that the premises were
occupied by a [[present] [former] spouse of the defendant] [person with
whom the defendant had lived as if married] that was at that time living
apart from the defendant, 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. 222.30 (Replacement May 2003). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-134.3(a). 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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