NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 222.42
[CUTTING] [INJURING] [REMOVING] ANOTHER’S TIMBER.
The defendant has been charged with [cutting] [injuring] [removing]
another’s timber. 1
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant knowingly and willfully [cut down] [injured]
[removed] any timber.
Second, that defendant did so [[without the consent of [the owner of
the land] [the owner of the timber]] [[without a lawful easement running with
the land]].
And Third, that the timber was owned by another person 2.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date, the defendant knowingly and willfully [cut down]
[injured] [removed] any timber [[without the consent of [the owner of the
land] [the owner of the timber]] [[without a lawful easement running with the
land]] that was owned by another person, it would be your duty to return a
verdict of guilty. If you do not so find or if you 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. 222.42 (Replacement September 2024). N.C. Gen. Stat. §§ 14-135(a)(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.
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- 2026-09-24
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