State v. Johnson

¶1 — Ronald Johnson appeals his conviction for second degree burglary, arguing that because the garage he unlawfully entered was missing its overhead door it is not a building as that term is used in the statutory definition of burglary. Because the statutory definition of a building is broad enough to include the garage in this case and the State presented sufficient evidence to allow a rational jury to find beyond a reasonable doubt that the garage belonging to Andria Simcoe and her husband is a building, we affirm Johnson’s conviction.

FACTS

¶2 On September 16, 2003, Simcoe saw a man she did…