OPINION BY Justice LEROY F. MILLETTE, JR.
In this appeal from a defendant's conviction for burglary, we consider the meaning of dwelling house as a required element of Code § 18.2-89.
BACKGROUND
On the night of September 28, 2005, Christopher Lee Giles participated in the breaking and entering of a house located in Martinsville. The owner of the house, Oscar Thornton, Jr. (Thornton), inherited it from his mother, who had died on June...
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