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2010 Mississippi Code
TITLE 97 - CRIMES
Chapter 17 - Crimes Against Property.
97-17-31 - Burglary; dwelling house defined.
§ 97-17-31. Burglary; dwelling house defined.
Every building joined to, immediately connected with, or being part of the dwelling house, shall be deemed the dwelling house.
Sources: Codes, Hutchinson's 1848, ch. 64, art. 12, Title 4(16); 1857, ch. 64, art. 49; 1871, § 2526; 1880, § 2742; 1892, § 995; 1906, § 1072; Hemingway's 1917, § 800; 1930, § 816; 1942, § 2042.
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