Chester v. State

Russell, Judge.

1. It must be alleged and proved in an indictment for burglary that there was a breaking and entering of one of the classes of buildings set out in the statute. Burglary, which was originally a crime against the habitation only, is still a crime restricted only to the types of buildings enumerated therein. Hutchins v. State, 3 Ga. App. 300, 301 (59 SE 848). Where the building is not a “dwelling, mansion, or storehouse,” it must either be alleged to be a place of business or the descriptive words must be sufficient to show that *734the structure is used as the place of business of…