State v. Myers’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “I do not agree, however, with the holding that the September 2, 1981, conviction could be used to enhance the penalty for a conviction resulting from an offense that occurred prior to the September 2, 1981, conviction. SDCL 32-23-4.1 speaks of convictions occurring prior to the date of the violation being charged, not to the date of the plea or conviction on the currently charged violation.”

   2 later decisions quote this exact passage · from the dissent
   e.g. State v. Gehrke · State v. Willey