§ 16-90-204 — Evidence of former conviction

The duly certified copy of the record of a former conviction and judgment of any court of record for imprisonment in the penitentiary against the person indicated or the certificate of the warden or other chief officer of any penitentiary of this state or any other state in the United States, of the United States Government, of any foreign country, or of the chief custodian of the records of the United States Department of Justice containing the name and the fingerprints of the person imprisoned as they appear in the records of his or her office shall be prima facie evidence, upon the trial of any person for a second and subsequent offense, of the conviction and judgment of imprisonment in the penitentiary and may be used in evidence against the person.

Legislative History

Acts 1953, No. 228, § 3; 1961, No. 95, § 1; A.S.A. 1947, § 43-2330.