State v. Newman’s Empirical Analysis

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7 state decisions

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1. “To prove that a defendant is an habitual offender, the State must establish by competent evidence, that there is a prior felony conviction and that defendant is the same person who was convicted of the prior felony. State v. Chaney, 423 So.2d 1092, 1103 (La.1982); State v. Williams, 98-651 (La.App. 5th Cir.2/10/99), 729 So.2d 14, 19 . The State may establish the element of defendant's identity by various means, such as the testimony of witnesses to prior crimes, expert testimony matching fingerprints of the accused with those in the record of prior proceedings or photographs contained in a duly authenticated record. State v. Richmond, 98-1015 (La.App. 5th Cir.3/10/99), 734 So.2d 33, 37 ; State v. Bailey, (La.App. 5th Cir.4/28/98), 713 So.2d 588, 610 , writ denied, 98-1458 (La.10/30/98), 723 So.2d 971 .”

   1 later decision quote this exact passage
   e.g. 998 So. 2d 278 - State v. Tassin