State v. White

_JjWe granted the State’s writ application in this criminal matter to review whether the State produced sufficient “competent evidence” to convict the defendant as a quadruple offender under La.Rev.Stat. § 15:529.1 (the “Habitual Offender Act”). After reviewing the transcript and the evidence presented at the habitual offender hearing, we conclude the District Court erred in finding the State’s evidence was insufficient to prove the defendant was the same person who pled guilty to three prior felony offenses. In a plurality decision, the Court of Appeal denied writs. For the following…