Stafford v. State

OPINION

MATTINGLY, Judge

Michael R. Stafford appeals his convictions of criminal confinement, a Class B felony, 1 battery with a deadly weapon, a Class C felony, 2 and intimidation, a Class C felony. 3 He was also convicted of being an habitual offender. He raises six issues, which we consolidate and restate as:

1. Whether the trial court erred when it allowed two police officers to remain in the courtroom during testimony despite a separation of witnesses order;

2. Whether Stafford’s convictions of battery and criminal confinement subjected him to double jeopardy because each conviction relied…