State v. Dupont

The defendant was charged, tried, and convicted of the crime of robbery. The regularity of the proceedings and the verdict of the-jury are not questioned.

Following the verdict, the district attorney,, under the provisions of Act No. 15 of 1928, filed an information in which the defendant is charged with having been previously convicted of a felony, as the basis for sentencing-the defendant to not less than the maximum and not more than twice the maximum penalty for robbery. When the defendant was arraigned on this charge, he pleaded not guilty, but, before the matter was heard, he withdrew…