Dickson v. State

BAKER, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Ronald E. Dickson appeals his adjudication as a habitual class D felony offender 1 following his conviction for dealing in marijuana, a class D felony. 2 On appeal, Dickson challenges the habitual offender finding, raising three issues for our review, which we consolidate and restate as whether Dickson’s 1975 conviction for theft by possession of less than $100 was a felony conviction for purposes of an habitual offender adjudication.

To support its allegation that Dickson was an habitual class D offender (a “little habitual offender”), the State, in addition…