HALEY, JR., Judge.
I. INTRODUCTION
Code § 18.2-89 states in part that "[i]f any person break and enter the dwelling house of another in the nighttime with intent to commit a felony or larceny therein, he shall be guilty of burglary." The issue we consider here, one of first impression in Virginia, is the extent to which a person must inhabit a house for it to constitute a "dwelling house" under the statute. We conclude that under the facts of this case...
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