The Defendant, Mr. Covington, is charged with a crime of breaking and entering.
To prove this charge, the Prosecution must prove each of the following elements beyond a reasonable doubt. First, that the Defendant broke into the building. It does not matter whether anything was actually broken. However, some force must have been used. Opening the door, raising the window, taking off a screen, are all examples of enough force to count as a breaking [sic] entering a building through an already open door or window without using any force does not count as a breaking.