Louisiana Court of Appeal February 15, 1990, No. 89-KA-1149 (State v. Lewis)

WARD, Judge,

dissenting.

I would reverse the adjudication of the defendant as a multiple offender. What the majority says is true, but I would first require a showing that it is impossible to produce a transcript of the predicate plea of guilty before I would permit alternate means of proof. Otherwise, the State will be encouraged to ignore the requirement of producing the transcript.