State v. Lopez

GILDEA, Chief Justice.

The question presented in this case is whether appellant Lionel Lopez committed burglary when he entered another guest's hotel room without consent and committed a crime in that room. Following a court trial, the district court found Lopez guilty of first-degree burglary. A divided court of appeals affirmed Lopez's conviction. Because we conclude that a hotel guest commits a burglary if he or she exceeds the scope of consent by entering another *335guest's hotel room and committing a crime while in the other guest's room, we affirm.

FACTS

This case arises from a theft at a…