Martin v. State

OPINION

BRYNER, Chief Judge.

Michael L. Martin pled nolo contendere to burglary in the second degree, in violation of AS 11.46.310, a class C felony. Superior Court Judge Charles K. Cranston sentenced Martin, a third felony offender, to a term of five years, of which two years were suspended. Martin appeals his sentence, contending that the court erred in finding prior convictions under AS 12.55.-145(a)(2) and in finding an aggravating factor.

Martin contends that a 1983 Oklahoma conviction for felony escape while on work release from a Department of Corrections treatment facility is not a prior…