Rebjebian v. State’s Empirical Analysis

Citation profile

18 state decisions

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1. “So, if we examine the circumstances surrounding the incident we find that there had been a persistent effort on the part of someone, shortly before the entry, to determine by calling on the telephone whether anyone was in the house. Following that, the defendants were seen to drive slowly past the house and to stop just beyond it, but near enough that one fleeing would have a means of escape. The defendant Rebjebian then looked into the house and rang the doorbell. When no one responded he made his way in by opening a door which had been locked. In a minimum of time he appeared in a room where the owners kept jewelry of considerable value. Upon being ordered to raise his hands he attempted to flee.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Lavallee v. State

2. “"In all five of the cases cited for conflict, convictions for breaking and entering with intent to commit grand larceny were reversed and judgments were directed to be entered for convictions of breaking and entering with intent to commit petit larceny. In all five cases, the reason for the reduction was that there was no evidence of any circumstances, other than the value of property actually taken, to prove that the defendants actually intended to take property of sufficient value as to constitute grand larceny."”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 291 So. 2d 96 - Platt v. State