Hotrod, I'm thicker skinned than that. No worries.
Something I did find a little interesting.
Going back to the same statue from
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/enactedlegislation/statutes/pdf/bysection/chapter_14/gs_14-51.1.pdf
§ 14-51.1. Use of deadly physical force against an intruder.
(a) A lawful occupant within a home or other place of residence is justified in using any
degree of force that the occupant reasonably believes is necessary, including deadly force,
against an intruder to prevent a forcible entry into the home or residence or to terminate the
intruder's unlawful entry (i) if the occupant reasonably apprehends that the intruder may kill or
inflict serious bodily harm to the occupant or others in the home or residence, or (ii) if the
occupant reasonably believes that the intruder intends to commit a felony in the home or
residence.
SUBCHAPTER IV. OFFENSES AGAINST THE HABITATION AND OTHER
BUILDINGS.
Article 14.
Burglary and Other Housebreakings.
§ 14-51. First and second degree burglary.
There shall be two degrees in the crime of burglary as defined at the common law. If the
crime be committed in a dwelling house, or in a room used as a sleeping apartment in any
building, and any person is in the actual occupation of any part of said dwelling house or
sleeping apartment at the time of the commission of such crime, it shall be burglary in the first
degree. If such crime be committed in a dwelling house or sleeping apartment not actually
occupied by anyone at the time of the commission of the crime, or if it be committed in any
house within the curtilage of a dwelling house or in any building not a dwelling house, but in
which is a room used as a sleeping apartment and not actually occupied as such at the time of the
commission of the crime, it shall be burglary in the second degree.
For the purposes of defining
the crime of burglary, larceny shall be deemed a felony without regard to the value of the
property in question. (1889, c. 434, s. 1; Rev., s. 3331; C.S., s. 4232; 1969, c. 543, s.
So If I am reading the bold section correct, If you break in to a house in the context shown in GS § 14-51
and commit larceny (Larceny defined below with link) without regard to the amount of the property its a felony.
So If I break in to your home in the context shown above, And I make it too your counter and I take some of your Tylenol I have committed a felony.
IANAL
IANAL
http://dictionary.law.com/Default.aspx?selected=1105
larceny
n. the crime of taking the goods of another person without permission (usually secretly), with the intent of keeping them. It is one form of theft. Some states differentiate between grand larceny and petty larceny based on the value of the stolen goods. Grand larceny is a felony with a state prison sentence as a punishment and petty larceny is usually limited to county jail time.
See also: grand larceny petty larceny theft
Hotrod, I'm thicker skinned than that. No worries.
Something I did find a little interesting.
Going back to the same statue from
http://www.ncga.state.nc.us/enactedlegislation/statutes/pdf/bysection/chapter_14/gs_14-51.1.pdf
§ 14-51.1. Use of deadly physical force against an intruder.
(a) A lawful occupant within a home or other place of residence is justified in using any
degree of force that the occupant reasonably believes is necessary, including deadly force,
against an intruder to prevent a forcible entry into the home or residence or to terminate the
intruder's unlawful entry (i) if the occupant reasonably apprehends that the intruder may kill or
inflict serious bodily harm to the occupant or others in the home or residence, or (ii) if the
occupant reasonably believes that the intruder intends to commit a felony in the home or
residence.
SUBCHAPTER IV. OFFENSES AGAINST THE HABITATION AND OTHER
BUILDINGS.
Article 14.
Burglary and Other Housebreakings.
§ 14-51. First and second degree burglary.
There shall be two degrees in the crime of burglary as defined at the common law. If the
crime be committed in a dwelling house, or in a room used as a sleeping apartment in any
building, and any person is in the actual occupation of any part of said dwelling house or
sleeping apartment at the time of the commission of such crime, it shall be burglary in the first
degree. If such crime be committed in a dwelling house or sleeping apartment not actually
occupied by anyone at the time of the commission of the crime, or if it be committed in any
house within the curtilage of a dwelling house or in any building not a dwelling house, but in
which is a room used as a sleeping apartment and not actually occupied as such at the time of the
commission of the crime, it shall be burglary in the second degree.
For the purposes of defining
the crime of burglary, larceny shall be deemed a felony without regard to the value of the
property in question. (1889, c. 434, s. 1; Rev., s. 3331; C.S., s. 4232; 1969, c. 543, s.
So If I am reading the bold section correct, If you break in to a house in the context shown in GS § 14-51
and commit larceny (Larceny defined below with link) without regard to the amount of the property its a felony.
So If I break in to your home in the context shown above, And I make it too your counter and I take some of your Tylenol I have committed a felony.
AGAIN
IANAL
IANAL
I apologize if my grammar is off a bit.