Baker v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHARPNACK, Chief Judge.
Jesse Baker appeals his convictions for aggravated battery, a class B felony, 1 and possession of a firearm by a serious violent offender, a class B felony. 2 He raises three issues, which we consolidate and restate as:
1. whether the prosecutor engaged in misconduct requiring reversal; and
2. whether Ind.Code § 85-47-4-5, which defines the crime of possession of a firearm by a serious violent offender, is unconstitutional.
We affirm.
The facts most favorable to the judgment reveal that on December 16, 1999, Jesse Baker went to Adonias Tipton's apartment and smoked…
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