State v. Lopez

For reasons stated below I concur in the result obtained by the opinion of Justice Bakes but disagree with the reasoning. Specifically, I disagree with its reliance upon the defectiveness of the complaint. This issue was neither considered by the trial court nor directly addressed in the briefs or arguments provided on appeal. Further, the opinion will invite a new flood of collateral attacks to previous convictions, a result I regard as ill-considered, unwarranted and unnecessary. The question which is, in my opinion, properly before this Court and which provides an adequate and compelling…