Burglary Statute Construction

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• State v. Speights
  417 So. 2d 1168· Fla. 1st DCA· 1982-08-16
  The State appealed the trial court's dismissal of a burglary information charging Speights with unlawfully entering a mobile home with intent to commit an offense, but failing to specify which offense. The court affirmed the dismissal, holding that burglary prosecutions must alle
• Bennie Jackson and Henry Fisher v. State
  259 So. 2d 739· Fla. 2d DCA· 1972-03-15
  Jackson and Fisher were convicted of breaking and entering a telephone booth and grand larceny. The Florida appellate court reversed the burglary conviction because the record failed to establish that the phone booth constituted a "building" under the burglary statute and because
• United States ex rel. Barney P. Bennett v. Pate
  362 F.2d 89· 7th Cir.· 1966-06-08
  The court held that the district court was justified in dismissing the habeas corpus petition, as the petitioner's grounds for relief were without merit and he was not prejudiced by the assistance of counsel he did not desire.