Does Section 459 of the Criminal Code apply to a person who enters a vehicle when the doors are locked?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Rivera, 135 Cal.Rptr.2d 682 (Cal. App. 2003):
Section 459 provides in pertinent part that "[e]very person who enters any . . . vehicle . . . when the doors are locked . . . with intent to commit grand or petit larceny or any felony is guilty of burglary." Relying on People v. Woods (1980) 112
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