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Burglary and the intended crime, if carried out, are treated as separate offenses. Burglary is a felony, even when the intended crime is a misdemeanor, and the intent to commit the crime can occur when one "enters or remains unlawfully" in the building, expanding the common-law definition. It has three degrees.
A home invasion, also called a hot prowl burglary, is a sub-type of burglary (or in some jurisdictions, a separately defined crime) in which an offender unlawfully enters into a building residence while the occupants are inside. [1]
The offence of burglary is now defined by section 9 of the Theft Act 1968 which now reads: (1) A person is guilty of burglary if— (a) he or she enters any building or part of a building as a trespasser and with intent to commit any such offence as is mentioned in subsection (2) below; or
Burglary is a very specific crime that involves a person making an unlawful entry into a structure with the intent to commit a separate felony or theft. The crime is frequently referred to as ...
Ian M. Morin, 30, no address available, and Chad Dewayne Roland, 34, Cascade Lane, are both charged with burglary, theft of property of up to $1,000 and vandalism of more than $1,000. Both were ...
Property crime is a category of crime, usually involving private property, that includes, among other crimes, burglary, larceny, theft, motor vehicle theft, arson, shoplifting, and vandalism. Property crime is a crime to obtain money, property, or some other benefit. This may involve force, or the threat of force, in cases like robbery or ...
Burglary is “a crime that has to be done locally,” Steinberg points out, “so if they’re going to rob your house … they can come before and take [their own] pictures, if they want.”
A Dictionary of Law by the Oxford University Press defines robbery as "The offence of using force against any person, or putting them in fear of being subjected to force, in order to commit a theft"; [50] burglary is defined as "The offence, under the Theft Act 1968, of ... entering a building ... with the intention of committing one of three ...