Louisiana is the only state under Napoleonic law.
I was surprised to hear a definition of “burglary” that said anything about time of day, but spel is correct!
Burglary:
In criminal law, the breaking and entering the house of another in the nighttime, with the intent to commit a felony...
Blacks Law, 2nd Edition
This thread reminds me of the news in my area, Washington State. Whatever legal term it is I don’t know, but home invasions are in the news a lot more as of late - and the owners are fighting back.
http://www.kirotv.com/news/news/crime-law/gun-toting-homeowners-fight-back-against-burglars/nMKns/
Excerpts to make one smile:
On Wednesday afternoon, a retired police officer shot and killed an intruder at his home near Puyallup....A police source told KIRO 7 Eyewitness News, “It’s open season on burglars.”
In Bonney Lake, another homeowner took a shot at a burglar Thursday, possibly hitting the burglar’s truck window as he fled the home...The homeowner heard a pounding noise as a man tried to kick down his front door, police said. The homeowner ran outside with his shotgun in hand as the man hopped into a pickup.
“That is when the homeowner fired one shot from the shotgun in the direction of the vehicle,” Bonney Lake police Officer Todd Green said.
Interesting. . .but from Section §30 of the Texas Penal Code, there is no reference to time of day:
§ 30.02. BURGLARY. (a) A person commits an offense if, without the effective consent of the owner, the person:
(1) enters a habitation, or a building (or any portion of a building) not then open to the public, with intent to commit a felony, theft, or an assault; or
(2) remains concealed, with intent to commit a felony, theft, or an assault, in a building or habitation; or
(3) enters a building or habitation and commits or attempts to commit a felony, theft, or an assault