State of New Mexico, Plaintiff-Respondent v. Anthony Holt, Defendant-Petitioner

Summary

The New Mexico Supreme Court affirmed the defendant’s conviction for breaking and entering. It held that placing his fingers behind a window screen constituted an entry into the dwelling under NMSA 1978 §30‑14‑8(A). The Court applied de novo review to the statutory construction and found the evidence sufficient under the sufficiency standard.