Howard v. State

NORTHCUTT, Judge.

Todd Howard raises numerous challenges to his convictions and sentences for armed burglary of a residence, grand theft of a firearm, and grand theft. We find merit only in his contention that he cannot be sentenced to consecutive terms as a habitual offender for crimes arising out of the same incident. We affirm all his other points on appeal without comment.

No one disputes that Howard’s three crimes all occurred in the same criminal episode. The court sentenced him to ten years’ imprisonment as a habitual offender for each of his convictions. It suspended the sentences after…