People v. Dupree
Supreme Court of Michigan
56 N.W. 1046 (1893)
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Dupree (defendant) tampered with a shoe shop's window so it appeared closed but could be opened from outside, then returned days later to use that rigged window to enter the shop at night and steal three pairs of shoes; he was convicted of burglary and appealed, arguing the window was already unlocked (due to his own earlier tampering) at the time of the actual theft.
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Whether a defendant may be guilty of burglary when he entered a building through a window he had previously rendered unable to lock.