Town of Waveland v. Dufour

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• promulgating rule of practice and procedure applicable to any statute that imposes duty upon court to inflict greater punishment upon repetition of offense
• “ ‘ “jurors’ minds should not be diverted from the question of defendant’s innocence or guilt by facts concerning defendant’s prior convictions of other felonies. It is also fairer to defendant to keep such matters entirely away from the jury” ’ ”

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