Carter v. State

PRENTICE, Judge.

Following a bifurcated trial by jury, Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of burglary, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-43-2-1 (Burns 1984 Cum.Supp.), robbery, a class C felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-5-1 (Burns 1984 Cum.Supp.), and was determined to be an habitual offender, see Ind. Code § 35-50-2-8 (Burns 1984 Cum.Supp.). The trial judge sentenced him to enhanced terms of twenty (20) years and eight (8) years imprisonment on the burglary and robbery convictions respectively, to be served consecutively, and to a separate 30-year term upon the habitual offender finding.

In this direct…