Ward v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-appellant, Orville Ward, was convicted of Burglary, Ind.Code § 35—43-2-1 (Burns Repl.1979), and Theft, Ind.Code § 35-43—4-2 (Burns Supp.1982), at the conclusion of a jury trial in Putnam Circuit Court on April 14, 1981. Ward was sentenced to ten (10) years imprisonment on the burglary conviction, and two (2) years for the theft conviction; a finding of habitual offender enhanced his sentence by thirty (30) additional years. He now appeals.

Defendant Ward raises four issues on appeal, concerning: 1) the trial court’s denial of defendant’s Motion for Change of Venue;…