Tippett v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

This is an appeal from convictions for robbery while armed pursuant to Ind.Code § 835-42-5-1 (West's Ind.Code Ann.), and habitual offender pursuant to Ind.Code § 35-50-2-8 (West's Ind.Code Ann.). Appellant received a ten year determinate sentence for the robbery and a separate and additional consecutive term of thirty years for habitual criminal.

Appellant Tippett raises several issues:(1) Whether evidence which showed appellant committed another crime, separate and distinct from the charged offense, was proper. (2) Whether the trial court erred in admitting three…