· 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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