Court Opinion

ID: 9851327
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-09-24 05:10:42.665467+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:20:53.480141
License: Public Domain

BRETT, Judge,
specially concurring.
While I concur in this decision, I believe it should, be pointed out that this is a new holding of this Court today. Further, I am of the opinion that when the district attorney alleges both drug and non-drug former offenses as the predicate to enhance punishment, the election has been made to place the punishment under 21 O.S.1981, § 51(B). It will then simplify the court’s instructions and avoid the problem presented by the imposition of a fine in this case when the trial court utilized both statutes when drafting the instructions.