No certified copy of the judgment of conviction was presented. While the court found the absence of a certified copy of the judgment of conviction troubling, the court emphasized that defendant had acknowledged he was actually convicted of robbery and that the probation report leaves no doubt about the conviction. Therefore, there was sufficient evidence to support this aggravating circumstance . There is no logic to the conclusion that an individual who commits numerous felonies be categorized with an individual who commits only one felony. If defendant can be prosecuted for each crime separately, each can be used as an aggravating circumstance .
Court finds that evidence was properly admitted when state fully proved prior acts of violence.
Also, defendant argues that he was not represented at disciplinary hearing related to shank and, therefore, it is a violation of his sixth amendment rights to admit the evidence in the penalty phase. Since defendant had no right to counsel at the disciplinary hearing, this argument is without merit.