Is a burglary a violent crime?
California, United States of America
The following excerpt is from People v. Gao, B258441 (Cal. App. 2015):
2. Burglary is not a violent crime unless there is a finding that the defendant committed great bodily injury or personally used a firearm during the commission of the burglary. (People v. Centers (1999) 73 Cal.App.4th 84, 99.)
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