People v. Clair

1 Citing case

  1. Aaron v. Gastelo

    Case No. 20-cv-01752-BLF (N.D. Cal. Jan. 7, 2021)

    It is inhabited by numerous people; the only difference is that hotel "tenants" change more frequently. Historically and traditionally, hotel rooms have been included within the definition of a dwelling house (Perkins, Criminal Law (3d ed. 1982) p. 257; see People v. St. Clair (1869) 38 Cal. 137, 138 [lodger's room in rented house]; People v. Fleetwood (1985) 171 Cal.App.3d 982, 986-988 [occupied hotel room is dwelling house for purposes of first degree robbery and burglary]), and even a hotel lobby has been considered part of an "inhabited dwelling house," making robbery of a hotel desk clerk a first degree robbery under section 212.5. (People v. Wilson (1989) 209 Cal.App.3d 451, 453.)The Ramada Inn laundry room is a locked facility where the employees go to do the hotel's laundry and cleaning tasks, like the "household chore[s]" in Woods.