Legal Opinion · Concurrence

State v. Williams

Supreme Court of Louisiana

Decided March 6, 2015No. 2014-KK-2651Published

1Concurrence

CRICHTON, J.,

additionally concurring.

|,1 agree with the majority’s decision to deny this writ, but write separately to point out the district attorney’s woefully inadequate record. It is the duty of the district attorney to prove the State’s case, and in my view, the State failed to present sufficient evidence to identify defendant in relation to his alleged multiple crimes.

Notwithstanding the aforementioned, it is well settled that double jeopardy principles are inapplicable to sentence enhancement proceedings,1 and as such, the State may timely re-file its multiple offender bill, or an…

2Cases cited5 opinions

  1. State v. BoatnerSupreme Court of Louisiana · 1974
  2. State v. RaymondLouisiana Court of Appeal · 1998
  3. State v. MosleyLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2009
  4. State v. HarrisLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2001
  5. State v. WilliamsLouisiana Court of Appeal · 2013

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