State v. Medrano-Barraza

OPINION

LANKFORD, Presiding Judge.

Defendant Jose Medrano-Barraza appeals the sentence imposed by the superior court after a conviction for criminal trespass. Because the trial court did not properly advise defendant of the rights he waived by admitting prior convictions, we remand for further proceedings.

We first summarize the facts. A grand jury indicted defendant on one count of second-degree burglary, a class 3 felony. The State alleged historical prior convictions. After a trial on the merits, a jury acquitted defendant of the burglary charge, but convicted him of the lesser offense of…