State v. Moore

OPINION

JONES, Judge.

The defendant, James Moore, was indicted by the Madison County Grand Jury for bank robbery and being an habitual criminal. The defendant was convicted of bank robbery on the 13th day of November, 1984, by a jury of his peers. However, the jury could not reach a verdict as to whether the defendant was an habitual criminal, and the trial court declared a mistrial.

A sentencing hearing regarding the defendant’s status as an habitual criminal was conducted in February of 1986. When the jury could not reach a verdict regarding the defendant’s status as an habitual criminal, the…