Read the following excerpt from a US court opinion:
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with the testimony of the witness. However, contradiction of collateral facts by other evidence is not permitted, as its only effect would be to show that the witness is capable of error on immaterial points, and to allow it would confuse the issues and unduly prolong the trial. State v. Kimble, 140 N.C. App. 153, 167, 535 S.E.2d 882, 891 (2000) (citations and quotation marks omitted), cert. denied, 360 N.C. 178, 626 S.E.2d 833 (2005). While the denial of a conviction may be contradicted by extrinsic evidence from a public record, the facts surrounding prior convictions will normally be collateral, and extrinsic evidence is inadmissible if used solely to contradict the witness’ denial of such collateral matters. See State v. Dalton, 96 N.C. App. 65, 70, 384 S.E.2d 573, 576 (1989) ; State v. Monk, 286 N.C. 509, 517, 212 S.E.2d
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What is the most suitable continuation to the opinion? Your options are:
A. holding that a defendants denial of a conviction may be contradicted by introducing public records which prove such a conviction
B. holding counsel must examine public information like prior conviction records prosecutor is likely to use
C. holding that uncounseled conviction could not be considered by court in sentencing defendant after subsequent conviction
D. holding that for sentencing purposes the government does not need to allege a defendants prior conviction or prove the fact of a prior conviction where that fact is not an element of the present crime
E. holding that where a statute provides for an enhanced penalty based on a defendants prior conviction the fact of conviction is a sentencing factor to be determined by the court rather than a jury
Reply with [A, B, C, D, E] only.