NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 271.31
[CLIMBING INTO] [ATTEMPTING TO OR SETTING IN MOTION] A VEHICLE WITH INTENT TO STEAL, COMMIT MALICIOUS INJURY, ETC. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with [climbing into or upon a vehicle]
[attempting to manipulate any mechanism of a vehicle which is at rest and
unattended] [setting in motion a vehicle which is at rest and unattended] with
the intent to [steal] [commit malicious mischief or injury] [(describe other
crime)].
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must prove
two things beyond a reasonable doubt:
First, that the defendant intended to [steal] [commit malicious mischief
or injury] [(describe similar crime and define its elements)].2
And Second, that the defendant, with this intent, [climbed into or upon
a vehicle3] [attempted4 to manipulate any mechanism of a vehicle2 which was
at rest and unattended] [set in motion a vehicle which was at rest and
unattended].
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant with intent to [[steal] [commit any
malicious mischief or injury] [(describe other crime)]] [[climbed into or upon
a vehicle] [attempted to manipulate any mechanism of a vehicle which was at
rest and unattended]], 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. 271.31 (Replacement June 2023). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-160.4(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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- sog.unc.edu
- Retrieved
- 2026-09-25
- Edition
- 2026-09-24
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