Johnson v. State’s Empirical Analysis

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2 state decisions

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1. “The initial burden of proof was on the State to show that a valid prior conviction existed ... The evidence [initially ] introduced by the State in the present case did not satisfy this initial burden. The evidence instead [initially ] showed a void conviction because it [the State] failed to [initially ] show that the district court had jurisdiction over Johnson at the time the conviction was rendered. We hold that the State failed to carry its initial burden of showing that a valid prior conviction existed, as the evidence is insufficient to show that fact ... [My emphasis.)”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. Johnson v. State