Thank you for asking me “Can I be Convicted of Burglary if I don’t actually enter the structure?”
“Curtilage” is the legal term for any enclosed area surrounding a structure, and if you unlawfully enter someone else’s curtilage WITH THE INTENT TO COMMIT A CRIME, even though you never actually made it into a structure within the curtilage, then you have still committed a burglary.
Confused? Me too.
Imagine a house on a nice tract of land, that is surrounded by a perimeter fence. Now imagine that inside of the fence is a house, a garage, a storage shed, a screened in pool, lots of lawn area… and imagine that you want to steal something from inside of that fenced-in area.
The moment that you enter the curtilage – meaning the moment that you breach the fence – even if only with the tippy tip of your pinky finger, you have technically committed a burglary.
The key here is that the curtilage must be clearly defined. If it isn’t, let’s say that there is no perimeter fence and instead there are just a few random trees or shrubs, then, regardless of your intent, you’d have to actually enter a structure or a conveyance to commit a burglary.
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