735 So. 2d 837 - State v. Walker’s Empirical Analysis

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3 state decisions

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1. “La. R.S. 15:529.1, the multiple offender statute, does not provide a time period in which a multiple bill should be filed and the matter adjudicated except to state that a defendant may be charged as a multiple offender if “at any time, either after conviction or sentence, it shall appear that a person convicted of a felony has previously been convicted” of another felony. In State v. Broussard, 416 So.2d 109, 110 (La.1982), the Louisiana Supreme Court noted that although La. R.S. 15:529.1 does not provide a time limitation, a multiple bill must be filed within a reasonable time after the State learns that a defendant has a prior felony conviction. The Court stated: The same considerations which underlie the constitutional right to a speedy trial compel a conclusion that upon conviction a defendant is entitled to know the full consequences of the verdict within a reasonable time. Since the enhancement of penalty provision is incidental to the latest conviction, the proceeding to sentence under the provision should not be unduly delayed.”

   3 later decisions quote this exact passage
   e.g. 843 So. 2d 444 - State v. Burks · 137 So. 3d 788 - State v. Stanfield

2. “at any time, either after conviction or sentence, it shall appear that a person convicted of a felony has previously been convicted”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 786 So. 2d 876 - State v. Grimes