NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 271.26
POSSESSION OF A STOLEN VEHICLE. FELONY.
The defendant has been charged with possession of a stolen vehicle.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove [two] [three] things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant possessed a vehicle.1 The defendant
possessed the vehicle if defendant was aware of its presence, and (either by
him/herself or together with others) had both the power and intent to
control its disposition or use.2
(And) Second, that the defendant knew or had reason to know that
the vehicle had been [stolen] [unlawfully taken].
(And) Third, that at that time, the defendant was not an officer of the
law engaged in the performance of his duty.)3
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant possessed a vehicle, and that the
defendant knew or had reason to know that the vehicle had been [stolen]
[unlawfully taken], (and at that time the defendant was not an officer of the
law engaged in the performance of his duty), 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. 271.26 (Replacement June 2016). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 20-106. 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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- 2026-09-25
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- 2026-09-24
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