State v. Wentz

Supreme Court of Washington · Decided 2003-05-08

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Ireland, J. Defendant Gerald Lee Wentz claims the State produced insufficient evidence to support his conviction for first degree burglary. At the close of his bench trial, the judge found that by entering a locked, six-foot high fence, Wentz had entered a building for the purposes of the burglary statute. The Court of Appeals affirmed. A “fenced area” is included in the statutory definition of building, and the statute is unamb…

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