OPINION
MAES, Justice.
{1} Defendant, Michael Gerard Smith, appeals the enhancement of his sentence under the habitual offender statute, NMSA 1978, § 31-18-17(D) (1993). Defendant argues that the State must prove the existence of a prior conviction beyond a reasonable doubt and that the State failed to meet its burden in this case. The Court of Appeals certified this appeal as a matter involving an issue of substantial public importance, and we accepted...
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