Jones v. State

Appellant Jones was convicted of second-degree burglary and theft by a jury on July 12, 1976, in Whitley Circuit Court. On July 14, 1976, he was convicted by a jury in the same court of being an habitual criminal. Appellant was sentenced to imprisonment for two to five Shears for second-degree burglary, fined five-hundred dollars for theft, and sentenced to life imprisonment for being an habitual criminal.

Two issues are raised in regard to appellant’s conviction as an habitual criminal; (1) that various records of appellant’s prior convictions and commitments were improperly admitted into…