Legal Opinion
Giles v. Com.
Supreme Court of Virginia
Decided February 27, 2009No. Record 080906PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION BY Justice LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR.
In this appeal from a defendant's conviction for burglary, we consider the meaning of dwelling house as a required element of Code § 18.2-89.
BACKGROUND
On the night of September 28, 2005, Christopher Lee Giles participated in the breaking and entering of a house located in Martinsville. The owner of the house, Oscar Thornton, Jr. (Thornton), inherited it from his mother, who had died on June 28, 2005.
Thornton, whose primary residence is in Baltimore, Maryland, went to the house at least once or twice per month after his mother's death. Thornton stayed…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Bolden v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
- Jay v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
- Britt v. Com.Supreme Court of Virginia · 2008
- Yeatts v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1991
- Ainslie v. InmanSupreme Court of Virginia · 2003
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3Cited by14 opinions
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- Levin Grimes v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2013
- Nicholson v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
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