State v. Buchanan

Citations

• 75 Miss. 349

Syllabus

<p>1. Criminal Law. Burglary.</p> <p>Burglary consists of two essential elements, first, the breaking- and entering- of the house, and, second, the felonious intent to commit some crime therein.</p> <p>2. Criminal Procedure. Bwglary. Indictment.</p> <p>An indictment charging the burglarious breaking and entering of a house with intent to commit therein some crime to the grand jurors unknown, is fatally defective. Both elements of burglary must be laid in the indictment and both must be proved as laid.</p>