California Court of Appeal

Defendant's conviction and sentence for first degree burglary with the enhancement that a person other than an accomplice was present in the residence is affirmed, where: 1) the victims were present in their home when defendant burglarized their guestroom; and 2) the privacy and safety interests involved in the sentence enhancement for burglary of an occupied residence extend to rooms that do not offer direct access but adjoin, share a common roof, and are functionally connected.

Appellate Information

• Decided 02/25/2014
• Published 02/25/2014

Judges

• MILLER

Court

• California Court of Appeal

Counsel