53 Va. App. 742 - Johns v. Commonwealth’s Empirical Analysis

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6 state decisions

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1. “At the time of these events, no one lived in the house. No testimony at trial indicated how long the house had been empty. Although the house had a defined living area, dining area, and kitchen, none of these areas were described as containing furniture or any of the normal items found in an inhabited residence. The only items in the house were tools and construction supplies-such as a table saw, a tool belt, levelers, a skill saw, utility knives, tape measures, and sheet rock. For example, [the owner] used the kitchen to “store[] [his] tools when [he] was not there.””

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 141 So. 3d 161 - Young v. State

2. “a house is a dwelling house pursuant to Code § 18.2-89 when the house is used for habitation, including periodic habi tation. Periodic habitation does not require that the house be used at regular intervals. Rather, periodic habitation requires that when the house is used, it is used for the purpose of habitation. Thus, a dwelling house is a house that one uses for habitation, as opposed to another purpose.”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 141 So. 3d 161 - Young v. State