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STATE v. HAMDAN

No. 2012-KK-1986.

112 So.3d 812 (2013)

STATE of Louisiana v. Mazen HAMDAN.

Supreme Court of Louisiana.

March 19, 2013.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James D. Caldwell , Attorney General, Orleans Parish District Attorney, Leon A. Cannizzaro, Jr. , District Attorney, David Stephen Pipes, Jr. , Assistant District Attorney, for Applicant.

J.C. Lawrence & Associates, LLC, Anthony James Ibert Esq. , New Orleans, LA, for Respondent.

WEIMER, Justice.1

We granted certiorari in this case to consider the criteria by which the courts of this state are to evaluate a criminal defendant's previous conviction in a foreign jurisdiction during a habitual offender adjudication under La. R.S. 15:529.1(A). When a predicate offense does not necessarily include conduct criminal under Louisiana law, the conviction cannot lead to an enhanced penalty. In determining whether the predicate...

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