United States v. Elisa Rodriguez-Gonzales

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• prior convictions that transform a misdemeanor into a felony are more than sentence enhancers; they are elements of the crime
• where the existence of a prior conviction transforms a subsequent conviction from a misdemeanor to a felony, a prior conviction is more than merely a sentencing factor
• \The existence of a prior conviction... substantively transforms a second conviction under the statute from a misdemeanor to a felony. A prior conviction is therefore more than a sentencing factor....\
• \The existence of a prior conviction . substantively transforms a second conviction under the statute from a misdemean- or to a felony. A prior conviction is therefore more than a sentencing factor....\

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