in the appraisal of a home the square footage of the garage is not included in the home. legally it would depend on the prosecutor and also im sure as to if the garage door was initially closed or not. if it was closed i would assume it would be considered part of the home, although there is another sturdy usually bolted and locked door between the garage and inside of the home. if the garage were open i would think the most the intruder was doing was trespassing and could not be charged with burglary maybe theft which i dont think you can shoot someone for
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