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Burglary, at Common Law, was the stranger breaking and entering of the dwelling of some other at night with determined to commit a felony therein. Burglary is an offense versus possession and habitation. The common-law elements of the offense have been modified in most jurisdictions by legislative act that tend to make the crime less restrictive.
Some jurisdictions have a statutory scheme under which the offense is divided into degrees. These types of statutes frequently impose heavier penalties when the offense involves the use of force or weapons. Burglary is divided into two degrees. If you conclude that the defendant committed a burglary, you must then decide the degree. First degree burglary is the burglary of an inhabited All other burglaries are second degree. . If the People have not met this burden, you must find the defendant not guilty of first degree burglary.