What are the elements of a finding of burglary?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from In re James, 135 Cal.Rptr.2d 457 (Cal. App. 2003):
other doors are also locked, satisfied the elements of burglary]; People v. Burns (1952) 114 Cal.App.2d 566 [even though window was broken, without testimony or other evidence that the vehicle had been locked, there cannot be a finding of burglary].)
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