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People v. Villalobos

California Court of Appeal

Decided November 30, 2006No. E038143PublishedCited by 66 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Opinion

McKINSTER, J.

Defendants appeal their convictions for first degree robbery and burglary, as well as an enhancement imposed for commission of a home invasion robbery committed in association with, for the benefit of or at the direction of a criminal street gang. They contend that an occupied motel room, such as that where these crimes took place, is not an “inhabited dwelling house” within the meaning of the relevant statutes, if the room is rented only for one night.

Burglary is historically a crime against habitation. In most instances, a hotel or motel room is rented for purposes of…

2Cases cited27 opinions

  1. Chapman v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
  2. Stoner v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  3. Minnesota v. OlsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1990
  4. People v. HillCalifornia Court of Appeal · 1998
  5. People v. HughesCalifornia Supreme Court · 2002

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3Cited by66 opinions

  1. People v. AlbillarCalifornia Supreme Court · 2010
  2. People v. Kopp, California Court of Appeal, 5th District2019
  3. People v. MirandaCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2011
  4. Briceno v. ScribnerCourt of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit · 2009
  5. People v. MendezCalifornia Court of Appeal · 2010

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