OPINION OF THE COURT Rosenblatt, J. A key element of burglary, which elevates it from trespass, is the defendant’s intent to commit a crime inside a building. A defendant who knowingly enters or remains unlawfully in a dwelling is guilty of second-degree trespass, a class A misdemeanor (Penal Law § 140.15). That crime is elevated to second-degree burglary when t…
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