Bekkerman v. Cal. Dept. of Tax and Fee Admin.

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• entry through unsecured window of an unoccupied auto, and entry of a store open to the public with intent to commit theft, are \burglary\ under California law
• entry through unsecured window of an unoccupied auto, and entry of a store open to the public with intent to commit theft, are “burglary” under California law
• possibility that theft from car may result in serious injury does not make all burglaries inherently dangerous crimes
• possibility that theft from car may result in serious injury does not make all burglaries inherently dangerous crimes
• “The final version sought to bridge the gap between those who would include a wide variety of property crimes and those who would include only offenses with an element of force against the person.”
• penal statutes are “to be strictly construed in favor of the accused”

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).