Baird v. State

OPINION

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant James Robert Baird was found guilty by a jury in the Jefferson Circuit Court of burglary, a class C felony, and was sentenced to a term of eight (8) years. He further was found to be an habitual offender and his sentence was enhanced by thirty (80) years. Five issues are raised for our consideration in this direct appeal as follows:

1. admission of hearsay testimony;

2. alleged improper inquiry into Appellant's past criminal record;

8. limitation on Appellant's redirect examination of a witness;

4. sufficiency of the habitual offender finding; and

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