State v. Delagarza

O P I N I 0 N

STEWART, Judge.

This case requires us to decide if Jesse R. Delagarza's convictions on two Oregon criminal offenses, second-degree robbery 1 and first-degree burglary, 2 are "prior felony convictions" for purposes of presumptive sentencing under AS 12.55.125. Because the elements of each of these two offenses are similar to the elements of Alaska felonies, we conclude that they are "prior felony convictions."

Facts and Proceedings

On October 8, 1995, Delagarza entered the Denny's Restaurant on Denali Street in Anchorage, approached an employee, and told her to "give me the money."…