Burglary

Question 1

Brown

Answer 1

Whether effective entry is a matter for the jury to decide

• Leant in through shop window to steal
• Counted as entry

Question 2

Ryan

Answer 2

Entry of some part of the defendant’s body into the premises could amount to an effective entry
-Got stuck in window, still effective entry despite argument he couldn’t actually steal as he was stuck

Question 3

Collins

Answer 3

MR under s9(1)(a)
At time of entry defendant must either know he was entering as trespasser or be reckless as to that fact
- case where woman thought it was her bf and had sex

Question 4

Jones and Smith

Answer 4

Entering a building with intention of doing something contrary to permission to enter= trespass

Question 5

Attorney General’s Reference 1979

Answer 5

Confirmed conditional intent was enough

“I will steal antique vases if I find them”