Prior Record Level for Habitual and Repeat Offender Sentencing
Published for NC Criminal Law on November 04, 2014.
In North Carolina we have a fair number of habitual and repeat offender punishment provisions—laws that increase a defendant’s punishment because of crimes he or she has committed in the past. Today’s post considers how the prior convictions needed to establish those enhancements factor into the defendant’s prior conviction level. The general rule is that the ... Read more
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