State v. Wentz

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 unambiguous. Therefore, we affirm.

*345FACTS

On the evening of May 29, 1999, police responded to a residential alarm at Patrick Wheeler’s home in Spokane. One of the responding officers,…