State v. Hancock

RUCKER, Justice.

Concluding the burglary statute in this state is not substantially similar to the burglary statute of a sister jurisdiction, the trial court dismissed two counts of an information charging the defendant as a serious violent felon. Reaching the opposite conclusion, we reverse the trial court’s judgment.

*586Facts and Procedural History

Although the underlying facts are not completely clear, the record shows that on October 6, 2014, the State charged Frank Hancock in a multi-count information with two counts of unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon—level 4…