14-7.25. Definitions. The following definitions apply in this Article: (1) "Breaking and entering." – The term means any of the following felony offenses: a. First degree burglary (G.S. 14-51). b. Second degree burglary (G.S. 14-51). c. Breaking out of dwelling house burglary (G.S. 14-53). d. Breaking or entering buildings generally (G.S. 14-54(a)). d1. Breaking or […]
14-7.26. Habitual breaking and entering status offender. Any person who has been convicted of or pled guilty to one or more prior felony offenses of breaking and entering in any federal court or state court in the United States, or combination thereof, is guilty of the status offense of habitual breaking and entering and may […]
14-7.27. Punishment. When any person is charged with a felony offense of breaking and entering and is also charged with being a status offender as defined in G.S. 14-7.26, the person must, upon conviction, be sentenced and punished as a status offender as provided by this Article. (2011-192, s. 3(a).)
14-7.28. Charge of habitual breaking and entering status offender. (a) The district attorney, in his or her discretion, may charge a person with the status offense of habitual breaking and entering pursuant to this Article. To sustain a conviction of a person as a status offender, the person must be charged separately for the felony […]
14-7.29. Evidence of prior convictions of breaking and entering. In all cases in which a person is charged under the provisions of this Article with being a status offender, the record of prior conviction of the felony offense of breaking and entering shall be admissible in evidence, but only for the purpose of proving that […]
14-7.30. Verdict and judgment. (a) When an indictment charges a person with a felony offense of breaking and entering as provided by this Article and an indictment also charges that the person is a status offender, the defendant shall be tried for the principal offense of breaking and entering as provided by law. The indictment […]
14-7.31. Sentencing of status offenders. (a) When a status offender as defined in this Article commits a felony offense of breaking and entering under the laws of the State of North Carolina, the status offender must, upon conviction or plea of guilty under indictment as provided in this Article, be sentenced as a Class E […]
