Burglary Flashcards
Ingredients of Burglary (enters)
Enters Any building OR Any ship OR Any part of any building OR ship Without authority With intent to commit an imprisonable offence in the building OR ship.
Ingredients of Burglary (Having Entered)
Having entered Any building OR Any ship Remains without authority With intent to commit an imprisonable offence in the building OR ship
Define enters
Entry is complete as soon as any part of the body of the person or instrument used by the person is within the building or ship.
Define Any building
Any building or structure of any description, whether permanent or temporary; and includes a tent, caravan or houseboat, and also includes any enclosed year or any closed cave or closed tunnel.
Define without authority
An absence of authority, either expressed or implied, from a person legally able to give consent.
Define With intent to commit an imprisonable offence in the building OR ship
There must be an intention to commit an imprisonable offence in the building or ship.
Define Having entered
Is physically inside the building or ship
Define remains without authority
Remains when consent to be within the building or ship no longer applies.