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· 5/23/1929

Gaffney v. Gordon

Citations

  • 34 F.2d 491
  • 1929 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1461

How courts have described this case

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  • giving weight to whether an area has a distinct use and physical identity
  • there, the defendant was at a tavern that was open to the public when he jumped over the bar to commit a robbery; the issue on appeal was whether the area behind the bar was a “separate building” such that the defendant’s entry behind the bar was a burglary under the statute

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Judges: Bryant

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