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JOHNS v. COM.

Record No. 2618-07-1.

675 S.E.2d 211 (2009)

53 Va. App. 742

Michael Romulus JOHNS v. COMMONWEALTH of Virginia.

Court of Appeals of Virginia, Chesapeake.

April 14, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sonya Weaver Roots (Weaver Law Practice, PLLC, on brief), for appellant.

Alice T. Armstrong, Assistant Attorney General II (Robert F. McDonnell, Attorney General, on brief), for appellee.

Present: HUMPHREYS, BEALES, JJ., and COLEMAN, S.J.

RANDOLPH A. BEALES, Judge.

Michael Romulus Johns (appellant) appeals his statutory burglary conviction.1 He contends that the building that he entered was not a "dwelling house," and, therefore, he cannot be convicted of statutory burglary under Code § 18.2-91. Given the particular offense with which appellant was charged, we find appellant did not enter a "dwelling house," as that term is defined under Virginia law. Therefore, we...

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