State v. Kennedy

1. Unauthorised entry of a public building may be burglary under present statutes. The question which is common to all three appeals is whether entry of a “public building” (presumably a building owned or used by a public body) is an offense under sec. 943.10, Stats., where the prescribed unlawful intent is present and consent of the person in possession is lacking. Defendants contend, and the municipal court decided, that it is not.

We can find no suggestion in the context of sec. 943.10, Stats., that the words “any building” are restricted in meaning so as to exclude public buildings or any…