Opinion
NO. 2017 KW 0270
05-18-2017
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. THADDEUS A. WILLIAMSON
In Re: Thaddeus A. Williamson, applying for supervisory writs, 22nd Judicial District Court, Parish of St. Tammany, No. 404770. BEFORE: HIGGINBOTHAM, THERIOT, AND CHUTZ, JJ.
WRIT DENIED. The purpose of the habitual offender law is to deter and punish recidivism, and a defendant becomes a recidivist at the time of the commission of the subsequent crime, whether or not he has previously been exposed to sentencing as a habitual offender. See State v. Baker, 2006-2175 (La. 10/16/07), 970 So.2d 948, cert. denied, 555 U.S. 830, 129 S.Ct. 39, 172 L.Ed.2d 49 (2008).
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COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT /s/_________
DEPUTY CLERK OF COURT
FOR THE COURT