State v. Decker

OPINION

CATTANI, Judge:

¶ 1 In this case we address whether firing a bullet into a residence constitutes “entry” for purposes of establishing first-degree burglary. Given Arizona’s expansive statutory definition of entry, and in light of the property, possessory, and privacy interests that the offense of burglary is intended to protect, we conclude that a projectile intruding into a protected space satisfies the entry requirement for burglary. We further address and reject a claim regarding the superior court’s denial of Batson 1 challenges to the State’s peremptory strikes of two potential…