¶ 1 Appellant Robert Langstead is a recidivist whose sentence for robbery was aggravated to life without parole because he had at least two prior convictions for robbery. The State did not have to prove Langstead's prior convictions to a jury beyond a reasonable doubt, as would be required if the prior conviction were an element of the crime rather than an aggravating factor in sentencing. We conclude there...
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