State v. Pantoja

Opinion of the Court by

WATANABE, J.

In this appeal, Defendant-Appellant Omi Pantoja (Defendant) contends that the District Court of the First Circuit (the district court) erred when it (1) determined that she was a subsequent prostitution offender for mandatory enhanced sentencing purposes and (2) imposed a mandatory enhanced sentence upon her despite the lack of evidence that she was represented by counsel or knowingly waived representation at the time of her prior prostitution conviction. We disagree with Defendant’s first contention but agree with her second contention. Accordingly, we…