Harrison v. State

Appellant was charged by indictment in two counts: Count 1. Possession of heroin and Count 2. Possession of marijuana. Trial by court resulted in a finding of guilty on both counts. However, the court only sentenced appellant on Count 1. He was sentenced to the Indiana State Prison for not less than two nor more than ten years.

The record reveals the following facts:

Appellant was under parole supervision from December 23, 1968, until his arrest on the instant charge. On December 3, 1969, a parole warrant was issued for appellant’s arrest for the stated reason that he had absconded supervision…