People v. Thorn, A121336
Conviction for first-degree burglary is affirmed where: 1) carports are contiguous to and functionally interconnected with the inhabited apartment building and carry a reasonable expectation of protection from intrusion, and thus do not fall outside the burglary statutes; and 2) the court did not err in its instructions to the jury on the burglary charges.
Appellate Information
- Decided 07/31/2009
- Published 07/31/2009
Judges
Court
- California Court of Appeal
Counsel
- For Appellees:
- Gretchen Franklin, under appointment by the Court of Appeal, for Defendant and Appellant., Edmund G. Brown, Jr. Attorney General of the State of California, Dane R. Gillette Chief Assistant Attorney General, Gerald A. Engler Senior Assistant Attorney General, Martin S. Kaye Supervising Deputy Attorney General, Laurence K. Sullivan, Supervising Deputy Attorney General, for Plaintiff and Respondent.