Re: Man kills 2 People While 911 Is Telling Him Not To
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they weren't robbers because they didn't assault anyone. They weren't burglars because they were stealing during the day. All of the sources seem to use one term or the other. What is the correct term for them/the crime? Thieves? Larcenists?
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Burglary is a crime related to theft or another crime. It typically involves breaking into a house, outbuilding (such as a shed, stable, or garage), business, school, place of worship, boat, aircraft, rail car, or motor vehicle with an intent to commit a theft or felony.
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More precisely, at common law, burglary was the breaking into and entering of the dwelling house of another, at night, with the intent (at the time of the entering) to commit a felony therein[1]. This definition has been greatly expanded in most jurisdictions, so that, for example, the building need not be a residence, actual breaking may not be necessary, the entering no longer need be in the night time, and the intent to commit any felony can suffice.
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