State v. Knippling

¶1 — We granted review to determine whether Tucero Knippling’s 1999 superior court conviction for a most serious offense (second degree robbery) counts as a “strike” under the Persistent Offender Accountability Act (POAA), in light of the fact that Knippling was a juvenile at the time of that conviction and there is no indication on the judgment and sentence why he was before the superior court. We conclude that the State failed to establish that Knippling’s 1999 conviction is a strike under the POAA and, therefore, affirm the Court of Appeals’ determination that Knippling is not a persistent…