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What is burglary?

A very common offence.

There are two primary offences of burglary - section 9(1)(a) burglary and section 9(1)(b) burglary.



Section 9 (1)(a) — Burglary

Actus Reus:

- D entered

- A building or part fo a building

- As a trespasser

Mens Rea:

- Knowing or being reckless that he was a trespasser

- Knowing or being reckless that the structure was the building

- With intent to steal, inflict grevious bodily harm or cause criminal damage to the building or
anything inside.



Actus Reus - Entry

there is no definition for entry

What actions on the part of the defendant constitutes entry?

R v Collins 1973 - 'effective and substantial'

R v Brown 1985 - 'effective'

R v Ryan 1996 - 'partial entry was capable of constituting entry and the fact that D was incapable of
stealing was irrelevant'

Entry of objects -

Richardson and Brown 1998

Horncastle 2006



Actus Reus - Building or part of a building

There is no definition for this

The definition of a building is a question of fact no law decided by the jury.

Manning and Rogers 1871 - an unfinished house of which all walls, external and internal had been
built, the roof was on, a considerable part of the flooring laid etc was held to be a building.

the building is required to have a degree of permanence.

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