Norris v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Following a bench trial in the Marion Superior Court, Criminal Division Room 1, Defendant-Appellant John L. Norris was found guilty of burglary, a class B felony, and theft, a class D felony. He was sentenced to concurrent terms of fifteen (15) years and two (2) years respectively. Two issues are presented for our review in this direct appeal:

1. denial of motion to suppress evidence; and

2. denial of motion for continuance.

On January 27, 1986, the victim's neighbor noticed a patio door was broken in the victim's home. The neighbor then saw a man he identified as Appellant…