State v. Hickman

ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL, FOURTH CIRCUIT, PARISH OF ORLEANS

CRICHTON, J.,

additionally concurs and assigns reasons:

hi agree with the Court’s decision to deny this writ application, as I believe the record supports, the court of appeal’s conclusion that the defendant—convicted of *247possession of marijuana (second offense)1 and flight from an officer—should be adjudicated as a fourth-felony offender. I write separately to point out that this finding does not preclude the trial court from conducting a sentencing hearing to determine whether the defendant is entitled to a downward…