NC · jury_instructions
N.C.P.I.—Crim. 280.45
ESCAPE OF A WORKING PRISONER. MISDEMEANOR.
The defendant has been charged with escape of a working prisoner.
For you to find the defendant guilty of this offense, the State must
prove three things beyond a reasonable doubt.
First, that the defendant was in the lawful custody of (name jail or
lockup facility) maintained by (name county), North Carolina.
Second, that the defendant was removed to work outside the
facility.
And Third, that the defendant escaped from the person [having him
in custody] [supervising him] at that time.
If you find from the evidence beyond a reasonable doubt that on or
about the alleged date the defendant was in the lawful custody of (name
jail or lockup facility) maintained by (name county), North Carolina, was
removed to work outside the facility, and escaped from the person
[having him in custody] [supervising him] at that time, 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. 280.45 (May 2001). N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-255. 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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