State v. Barker

Defendants appeal their convictions for burglary in the second degree and two counts of attempted burglary in the second degree. At issue is the meaning of the term “building” under the burglary statutes, defendants’ request to have their convictions “merged,” denial of their motions for separate trials and the amount of restitution ordered. We modify the sentence and affirm as modified.

The business burglarized by defendants was a commercial storage facility known as the Mini-Warehouse. It was comprised of several separate buildings enclosed by a chain-link fence. Each of the buildings…