State v. Allen

OPINION

RICHMOND, Judge.

Appellant raises two issues in this appeal from his conviction of third degree burglary: (1) The court erred in not requiring the state to elect which act it would use to satisfy the burglary statute, and (2) the court erred in failing to advise appellant of the rights he was waiving by admitting a prior conviction. We affirm the conviction, but remand for an evidentiary hearing to determine whether he was aware of the effect a prior conviction could have on his sentence.

Appellant was arrested after a store security officer saw him steal a woman’s purse. The officer had…