Spivey v. State

*832DICKSON, Justice.

A jury found the defendant, J.L. Spivey, guilty of murder (felony murder),1 burglary as a class A felony,2 and conspiracy to commit burglary3 in connection with the death of John Hughes in Greenwood, Indiana, in June of 1997. Finding that Count II, charging burglary "must be merged" into Count I, charging felony murder, the trial court only imposed sentences for the defendant's convictions for murder and conspiracy to commit burglary. Record at 310, 826. This direct appeal presents two claims:; 1) that the defendant's convictions violate the Double Jeopardy Clause of the…