Woods

People v. Woods

Caution
65 Cal. App. 4th 345·75 Cal. Rptr. 2d 917
Court of Appeal of CaliforniaJuly 15, 1998G020858California2,155 words

Opinion

Opinion

Rylaarsdam, J.

After having waived a jury trial, Christopher Ray Woods was convicted of first degree burglary. (Pen. Code, §§ 459, 460, subd. (a); all undesignated statutory references are to the Penal Code.) Woods contends on appeal the evidence was insufficient to support the finding that the room he burgled was part of an inhabited dwelling. He also contends the judgment must be reversed because the information failed to properly identify the victim of the burglary. We find no error and affirm.

Facts

On July 30, 1996, police officers responded to a report of a burglary in progress at an apartment complex. The officers found defendant Woods and a female companion inside a laundry facility within the complex. One of the washing machines had been pulled from the wall and its coin box had been broken. Fresh pry marks were visible on the door to the laundry room. The apartment manager told police he had locked the laundry room an hour before and at that time nothing in the room had been disturbed. The manager further reported that neither Woods nor his companion lived in the complex.

The complex is a two-story, U-shaped building with an open-air courtyard in the middle. Entry into all…

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