Mitchell v. State

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

In March of 1997, the State charged Jeffrey Mitchell with Residential Entry, a Class D felony. 1 Following an initial hearing, the trial court scheduled a jury trial for July 22, 1997. Eleven days before trial, the State filed a motion to amend the information to include an Habitual Offender charge, which the trial court granted. Following a jury trial, Mitchell was found guilty of residential entry and was determined to be an habitual offender. The trial court sentenced Mitchell to serve two years for the residential entry conviction, enhanced by three…