A. Chiu camped in the group site that is 50 yards from the outdoor kitchen. Chiu witnessed Lytton steal her supplies from the kitchen, which consists of a roof and one wall. First-degree burglary requires entry of an inhabited dwelling house with the intent to commit felony. Kitchen is inhabited dwelling. Functionally interconnected means related or complementary ways. Contiguous is adjacent, nearby or close. Is the kitchen structure functionally interconnected/ immediately contiguous to the kitchen dwelling? B. Chiu, a registered camper, witnessed Lytton steal her supplies from the communal outdoor kitchen. The private campground is only open registered camper, and there are hiking trails. Reasonable expectation of protection from intrusion …show more content…
The campground was private, but there are hiking trails that are open to the public. Around the campground there are signs that mention that the campground is open to only to registered campers. A commodity that the camp provided was an outdoor communal kitchen, in which registered campers may use. The campground provided a kitchen because during the harsh fire season the managers decided that the campers must use the kitchen area to store and cook their food. The kitchen has a roof and one wall and the roof was being held up with pillars. Chiu’s tent was 50 yards away from …show more content…
In People v. Woods, it states a general definition of the burglary statue “the burglary statue defines “inhabited” as “currently being used for dwelling purposes, whether occupied or not… part of “living space” of a home.” (Woods 2). Next is to define the definition first degree burglary and that is “First degree burglary is: “Every burglary of an inhabited dwelling house… all other kinds of burglary are of second degree.” (Woods 2). The courts have not limited the burglary statue to a home, but to also what “inhabited dwelling house” means and it is “a structure where people ordinarily live and which is currently being used for dwelling purposes.” (Woods 2). Wherein, the courts provide a definition of what would constitute a dwelling