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FOR IMMEDIATE NEWS RELEASE NEWS RELEASE # 80 FROM: CLERK OF SUPREME COURT OF LOUISIANA The Opinions handed down on the 19th day of October, 2004, are as follows:
BY WEIMER, J.:

2003-K-2993
STATE OF LOUISIANA v. MICHAEL A. JOHNSON (Parish of E. Baton Rouge)(Armed Robbery; Fourth Felony Offender)The judgment of the court of appeal, insofar as it vacates thedefendant's habitual offender adjudication and sentence is thereforereversed. This case is remanded to the court of appeal for furtherproceedings not inconsistent with this opinion.COURT OF APPEAL JUDGMENT REVERSED; CASE REMANDED TO COURT OF APPEAL.
CALOGERO, C.J., dissents and assigns reasons.JOHNSON, J., dissents.
10/19/04

SUPREM E COURT OF LOUISIANA
No. 03-K-2993
STATE OF LOUISIANA
VERSUS
MICHAEL A. JOHNSON


ON WRIT OF CERTIORARI TO THE COURT OF APPEAL, FIRST CIRCUIT,
PARISH OF EAST BATON ROUGE


WEIMER, Justice
We granted certiorari in this case to consider the continuing validity of our decision in State ex rel. Mims v. Butler, 601 So.2d 649, 650 (La. 1992) (on reh

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