Case Name: EDWARD TICKNER, Plaintiff in Error, v. THE PEOPLE, Defendants in Error
Court: New York Supreme Court, General Term
Jurisdiction: New York
Decision Date: 1876-01
Citations: 13 N.Y. Sup. Ct. 657
Docket Number: 
Parties: EDWARD TICKNER, Plaintiff in Error, v. THE PEOPLE, Defendants in Error.
Judges: Present — Mulles, P. J., Smith and Gilbert, JJ.
Reporter: Supreme Court Reports (Hun)
Volume: 13
Pages: 657–658

Head Matter:
EDWARD TICKNER, Plaintiff in Error, v. THE PEOPLE, Defendants in Error.
Burglary — degree offeree.
Where the door of a house is tightly 'closed, without being either bolted, locked, or fastened, it is burglary to open it and enter the house with the purpose of stealing. . (2 Whart. Crim. Law, § 1541; Curtis v. Hubbard, 1 Hill, 338 ; Bex v. Bussell, 1 Wood, 397; State v. Seed, 20 Iowa, 413; People v. Bush, 3 Parker, 552.)
Writ, of error to the Court of Sessions of the county of Onondaga, to review the conviction of the plaintiff in error of burglary in the second degree.
Ba/udall & Bandall, for plaintiff in error. . William James, district attorney, for defendants in error.

Opinion:
Opinion by
Smith, J.
Present — Mulles, P. J., Smith and Gilbert, JJ.
Judgment affirmed.