Breaking or Entering a Motor Vehicle

Published for NC Criminal Law on March 26, 2010.

Under G.S. 14-56, it is a Class I felony to “break[] or enter[] any . . . motor vehicle . . . containing any . . . thing of value” with the intent to commit larceny or any felony. It sounds straightforward enough, but I was recently asked whether breaking into a toolbox affixed behind ... Read more

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