Mississippi Code
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-31 (2024)
Burglary; dwelling house defined
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Every building joined to, immediately connected with, or being part of the dwelling house, shall be deemed the dwelling house.
Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 4(16); 1857, ch. 64, art. 49; 1871, § 2526; 1880, § 2742; 1892, § 995; 1906, § 1072; Hemingway's 1917, § 800; 1930, § 816; 1942, § 2042.
Notes of Decisions
Cited in 10
cases (2 in the last 5 years), 1985–2024 · leading case: Edwards v. State, 800 So. 2d 454 (Miss. 2001).
Edwards v. State, 800 So. 2d 454 (Miss. 2001). “The definition of a dwelling house is defined in Miss.Code Ann. § 97-17-31 (2000) as follows: Every building joined to, immediately connected with, or being part of the dwelling house, shall be deemed the dwelling house.”
United States v. Thompson, 54 F.4th 849 (5th Cir. 2022). “” Miss. Code § 97-17-31. The ACCA’s generic definition of burglary also has three elements: “[1] unlawful or unprivileged entry into, or remaining in, [2] a building or other structure, [3] with intent to commit a crime.”
Course v. State, 469 So. 2d 80 (Miss. 1985). “LEE, Justice, for the Court: A jury in the Circuit Court of Hinds County found Clarence Course guilty of the burglary of a dwelling, a violation of Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-31 (1972). Course was sentenced to serve a term of ten years in the custody of the Mississippi Department…”
Jefferson v. State, 977 So. 2d 431 (Miss. Ct. App. 2008). “" Miss.Code Ann. § 97-17-31 (Rev.2006). Viewing the evidence in a light most favorable to the prosecution the following picture emerges.”
Sheffield v. State, 881 So. 2d 249 (Miss. Ct. App. 2003). “" Miss.Code Ann. § 97-17-31 (Supp.2003). In Edwards v.”
Wrenn v. State, 802 So. 2d 177 (Miss. Ct. App. 2001). “" Miss.Code Ann. § 97-17-31 (Rev. 2000). As the State correctly points out, whether a garage is a part of the dwelling within the meaning of the statute depends upon how it is connected *180 with or adjoined to the area of the house where the owner resides.”
Washington v. State, 753 So. 2d 475 (Miss. Ct. App. 1999). “” Miss.Code Ann. § 97-17-31 (Rev.1994). Washington argues that the home was too infrequently occupied to qualify as a dwelling in that Ms.”
Laneri v. State, 141 So. 3d 53 (Miss. Ct. App. 2014). “See Miss.Code Ann. § 97-17-31 (Rev.2006) (definition of dwelling); Edwards v.”
Washington v. State, 753 So. 2d 475 (Miss. Ct. App. 1999). “" Miss.Code Ann. § 97-17-31 (Rev.1994). Washington argues that the home was too infrequently occupied to qualify as a dwelling in that Ms.”
Moore v. Portillo, No. 3:21-cv-00459 (S.D. Miss. Sept. 16, 2024). “” Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-31 . The Mississippi Supreme Court concluded that “Moore was found hiding in a storage room attached to [McGee]’s house.”
Miss. Code Ann. § 97-17-31(2000): 1 case
Edwards v. State, 800 So. 2d 454 (Miss. 2001). “The definition of a dwelling house is defined in Miss.Code Ann. § 97-17-31 (2000) as follows: Every building joined to, immediately connected with, or being part of the dwelling house, shall be deemed the dwelling house.”
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