POWELL, J.
According to the United States Supreme Court, with the exception of any prior conviction, the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution requires that "any fact that increases the penalty for a crime beyond the prescribed statutory maximum must be submitted to a jury, and proved beyond a reasonable doubt." Apprendi v. New Jersey,
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