Burglary - Enters Flashcards
Definition of 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.
Ingredients of burglary- enters
Enters any building OR Any ship OR any part of any building without authority with intent to commit an imprisonable offence in the building OR ship.
Definition of any building:
Any building or structure whether permanent or temporary.
Definition of any ship:
Any vessel used in navigation, however propelled.
Definition of any part of any building:
Part of any building or structure whether permanent or temporary.
Definition of without authority:
An absence of authority from a person legally able to give consent.
Definition of 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.