People v. Yarbrough

Opinion

KENNARD, J.

Burglary is committed when a person “enters any . . . building” with the intent of committing “larceny or any felony.” (Pen. Code, § 459; further statutory references are to the Penal Code.) In People v. Valencia (2002) 28 Cal.4th 1, 11 [120 Cal.Rptr.2d 131, 46 P.3d 920] (Valencia), this court held that a building is entered when the building’s “outer boundary” is crossed. A building’s outer boundary, Valencia said, encompasses “any element that encloses an area into which a reasonable person would believe that a member of the general public could not pass without…