[Dr. Sivana]

“But Burns denies having known that someone might be home, saying the house looked vacant. To find Burns guilty of murder, prosecutors must prove that Burns tried to break into a house that he could have reasonably believed was occupied.”

How about felony-murder?

[KarlInOhio]

It looks like breaking into an unoccupied building is just a misdemeanor unless it can be proven to be a burglary (as opposed to just hanging out and watching the TV, I guess).

Ohio Revised Code Chapter 2911: ROBBERY, BURGLARY, TRESPASS AND SAFECRACKING