State v. Mestas

OPINION

HANISEE, Judge.

{1} Defendant appeals from the district court’s judgment of conviction for burglary and conspiracy to commit burglary after a jury found him guilty of those offenses. The issues Defendant raises require us to again evaluate our burglary jurisprudence in light of State v. Office of Public Defender ex rel. Muqqddin, 2012-NMSC-029, 285 P.3d 622. We do so, and affirm.

I. BACKGROUND

{2} On October 1, 2012, Edward Fisher was working as a desk clerk and night monitor at the Motel 6 in Roswell. Mr. Fisher’s desk was behind a chest-high counter that separated his office from a…