State v. Jones

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Appellant-respondent State of Indiana appeals the post-conviction court's grant of appellee-respondent Charlie M. Jones's petition for post-conviction relief. In particular, the State contends that the post-conviction court erred in vacating Jones's habitual offender status after Jones sue- cessfully vacated one of his underlying felony convictions because: (1) rather than being found by a verdict to be a habitual offender, Jones admitted to the status in a guilty plea; and (2) the vacation of the prior felony conviction does not negate the fact that at the time Jones…