STATE v. PAYTON

No. 2000-K-2899.

810 So.2d 1127 (2002)

STATE of Louisiana v. Johnell PAYTON.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 15, 2002.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Richard P. Ieyoub, Attorney General, Harry F. Connick, District Attorney, Nicole B. Barron, Scott D. Peebles, Counsel for Applicant.

Christopher A. Aberle, Mandeville, Counsel for Respondent.


JOHNSON, Justice.*

We granted the State's writ application to determine whether the court of appeal erred in finding the State failed to prove beyond a reasonable doubt that the defendant is a third-felony offender, in violation of the Louisiana Habitual Offender Act. After carefully reviewing the record and well-established Louisiana jurisprudence, we find the court of appeal erred in its ruling...

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