People v. Teamer

Opinion

VOGEL (Miriam A.), J.

Bernard Teamer contends his conviction of vehicular burglary must be reversed because the only felony he intended to commit when he broke into a car was the theft of the car he broke into. We disagree, and therefore affirm his conviction.

Facts

At about 8:30 p.m. one evening, Valencia Oldham parked her red Nissan in front of her house, locked the car, went into her house and ultimately went to bed. At about 2 a.m. the next morning, Ken Oldham (Valencia Oldham’s nephew who was spending the night with his aunt) was awakened by noises coming from the street. When he…