Court Opinion

ID: 9560153
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-21 17:44:22.534566+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:12:14.125881
License: Public Domain

PARKS, Judge,
concurring in result:
I agree with the ultimate disposition of this case. However, I write separately because I am disturbed by the Court’s determination that Forcible Entry and Detainer is solely a civil offense. I find the offense listed under Title 21, the Criminal Law Title of Oklahoma Statutes, at section 1351. That section entitled “Forcible Entry and Detainers” states in relevant part:
Every person guilty of procuring, encouraging or assisting another to use any force, or violence in entering upon or detaining any lands or other possessions of another ... is guilty of a misdemean- or. (emphasis supplied)
Clearly, the offense may be properly classified as a crime. Nonetheless, I agree with the majority that a violation of the statute is not a lesser included offense of burglary.