Jackson v. State

Pope, Judge.

Anthony P. Jackson was indicted on four counts of burglary. He pled guilty to Count 1 of breaking into an office building and stealing money from a candy machine. Count 2 charged him with breaking into a community service center and taking money from a soft drink machine. Counts 3 and 4 accused him of breaking into the laundry room of an apartment complex on two occasions and taking money from coin operated washers and dryers. Prior to trial the State notified defendant it planned to submit similar transaction evidence of a misdemeanor theft by taking conviction in 1987. In that…