State v. Dassau

BYRNES, Judge.

The defendant, Paul Dassau, pled guilty as charged on March 31, 1993, to possession of cocaine, a violation of R.S. 40:967. Immediately thereafter the state filed a multiple bill charging that the defendant was a second felony offender based upon a previous conviction in Jefferson Parish for distribution of cocaine, a violation of R.S. 40:967. The state introduced at the multiple bill hearing documents relating to the defendant’s prior conviction in Jefferson Parish. The trial court found that these documents were insufficient to show that the defendant was advised of and waived…