Legal Opinion

Rooney v. Commonwealth

Court of Appeals of Virginia

Decided July 13, 1993No. Record No. 0727-92-4PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

WILLIS, J.

On appeal from his conviction of statutory burglary, Brian R. Rooney contends that the trial court erred in holding that a trailer could be the subject of statutory burglary under Code §§ 18.2-90 and 18.2-91. We disagree and affirm the judgment of the trial court.

Code § 18.2-91 provides, in pertinent part:

If any person commits any of the acts mentioned in Code § 18.2-90 with intent to commit larceny ... he shall be guilty of statutory burglary.

Code § 18.2-90 provides, in pertinent part:

If any person in the nighttime enters without breaking or at any time breaks and enters ...…

2Cases cited3 opinions

  1. Crews v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1987
  2. Graybeal v. CommonwealthSupreme Court of Virginia · 1985
  3. Dalton v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1992

3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Warren Thaddious Buie v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1996
  2. James Billy Henry v. CommonwealthCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 1997
  3. Johnny Earl Arrington v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2010
  4. Joseph Smith v. Commonwealth of VirginiaCourt of Appeals of Virginia · 2020

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