Jackson v. State

Judge Harold R. Banke.

James Jackson pled guilty to shoplifting. During sentencing, the State introduced sixteen prior convictions, nine of which were guilty pleas for shoplifting. Prior to the hearing, Jackson and his attorney had reviewed the State’s ten exhibits evidencing the convictions. Jackson objected only to the rape and armed robbery charges, of which he had been acquitted. The State conceded the point. Explaining that a six-year sentence imposed in 1992 for a prior shoplifting plea apparently had not worked, the court sentenced him to seven years.

Two and a half months later, Jackson…