Willie Sudds v. Ross Maggio, Jr., Warden, Louisiana State Penitentiary, and the Attorney General of the State of Louisiana, William J. Guste, Jr.

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• “Under the Texas habitual offender statute . . . the prior conviction is used only for enhancement of the sentence, not as an element of the subsequent crime. This statute does not violate the prohibition against double jeopardy.”

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