Haywood v. State

OPINION

BAKER, Chief Judge.

Appellant-defendant Virgil Lee Haywood, Jr., brings this interlocutory appeal, claiming that the trial court erred in denying his motion to dismiss. Specifically, Haywood argues that the dismissal of criminal charges was warranted because he was improperly subjected to successive prosecutions that are prohibited under Indiana Code section 35-41-4-4 (Successive Prosecution Statute). Concluding that prosecuting Haywood on subsequent charges after he had already pleaded guilty to other charges is barred under the Successive Prosecution Statute, we reverse the trial…