For the sole purposes of consideration of the sentence of a defendant for subsequent offenses or the determination of whether the defendant is an habitual offender under chapter 22-7 , the fact of suspension of imposition of sentence under § 23A-27-13 , whether or not discharge and dismissal have occurred, shall be considered a prior conviction.
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