State v. Carrier
Supreme Court of Connecticut
MOTION for anew trial. This was an information apon the statute for the punishment of the crime of burglary, (a) The information consisted of three counts; in the first of which, it was alleged, that the prisoner, in the night season, on the 13th day of 'March, 1810, with force and arms, feloniously anti burglariously, ibroke up and entered a certain apartment of the sloop Jennet, then lying in the harbour of Nem-Haven, called the Forc-Pcakc, the same being a shop wherein…
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MOTION for anew trial. This was an information apon the statute for the punishment of the crime of burglary, (a) The information consisted of three counts; in the first of which, it was alleged, that the prisoner, in the night season, on the 13th day of 'March, 1810, with force and arms, feloniously anti burglariously, ibroke up and entered a certain apartment of the sloop Jennet, then lying in the harbour of Nem-Haven, called the Forc-Pcakc, the same being a shop wherein goods, wares am! merchandize ,were deposited,” &e. It was alleged in the second count, that the prisoner, at the same…
1Opinion of the CourtReeve, J.
The question in this ease is, whether it 5 burglary, to break open and enter the cabin of a vessel, it: the night season, with intent to commit a felony 1 On thi, subject, no light can be collected from the English law ; for unquestionably', such a transaction is not burglarious under that law ; it depends wholly on our own statute, which lu extended the crime of burglary to breaking and entering a. shop, wherein goods, wares and merchandize are deposited, with an intent to commit a felony. The statute has no., defined burglary, but left it as it was at common law ; only, extending to shops,…
2Cited by6 opinions
- State v. GannonSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1902
- State v. MooreSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1863
- State v. FettererSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1894
- State v. PinaggliaSupreme Court of Connecticut · 1923
- State v. WilsonSupreme Court of New Hampshire · 1866
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