What crime is someone that breaks into building, room, etc with intent to steal or commit a felony?

• A. Burglary 3rd Degree
• B. Robbery
• C. Burglary 1st Degree
• D. Burglary 2nd Degree

Answer: (D)

Breaking into a building with the intent to steal or to commit a felony is burglary: unlawful entry into a structure with the purpose of committing a crime inside. The degree generally depends on the type of structure and any aggravating factors. In many jurisdictions, breaking into a building that isn’t a dwelling (a non-residential structure) with criminal intent fits burglary in the second degree. If the structure were a home or dwelling, the offense could be charged as a higher degree. Robbery is a different crime—the taking of property directly from a person through force or intimidation. Trespass would be not about committing a further crime inside. So, for a break‑in to a building with intent to steal or commit a felony, the common classification here is burglary in the second degree.