3 ms·
Would the charge be burglary for unauthorized access, or burglary if information was stolen after unauthorized access, and otherwise breaking and entering or ju
by etvmueller 13y ago
Would the charge be burglary for unauthorized access, or burglary if information was stolen after unauthorized access, and otherwise breaking and entering or just entering? To that, yes. If the information that was stolen was then used to commit other crimes, then other charges should follow as appropriate.
- anigbrowl 13y agoThe former. burglary (in some places criminal trespass) is entry to premises with the intent of committing a crime [1]. Anyway we're on the same page, insofar as you're OK with extending existing law to cover virtual intrusions. See my other comment upthread, though. 1. The exact definition varies by state - in some places only residences can be burgled (but you can have criminal trespass on commercial premises) and now that I think of it burglary is usually defined as taking place during the night, whereas in the daytime the same crime would be breaking & entering, and so on.