Stanley v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Appellants Robert Stanley and Glenn McGee were charged in Grant Superior Court with burglary, Ind.Code § 35-43-2-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.), and arson, Ind.Code § 35-43-1-1 (Burns 1979 Repl.). They were tried jointly to a jury and convicted on both counts. The trial court sentenced appellant McGee to determinate terms of ten years on each count. The court found that aggravating circumstances existed in appellant Stanley’s case and accordingly sentenced him to twenty years on each count. Stanley and McGee now prosecute this appeal jointly.

Three of the issues presented on this…