State v. Clesi

967 So.2d 488 (2007)

STATE of Louisiana

v.

Ronald O. CLESI.

No. 2007-K-0564.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

November 2, 2007.

Granted. The court of appeal erred in vacating defendant's habitual offender adjudication and sentence on grounds that he carried his burden under this Court's decision in State v. Shelton, 621 So.2d 769 (La.1993), of showing an infringement of his rights in the taking of the guilty pleas. The appellate court specifically noted that the minutes introduced by the state at the habitual offender hearing to prove three of the prior convictions, although attesting in a general manner…