Jones v. State

438 N.E.2d 972 (1982)

Sammy Lee JONES, Appellant (Defendant below),

v.

STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

No. 3-1180A336.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

August 19, 1982.

Edward C. Hilgendorf, South Bend, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Janis L. Summers, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

PRENTICE, Justice.

Defendant (Appellant) was convicted of Burglary, Ind. Code § 35-43-2-1 (Burns 1979) and sentenced to eight (8) years imprisonment. The Court of Appeals affirmed. Jones v. State, (1981) Ind. App., 421 N.E.2d 15.

We grant Defendant's Petition to Transfer pursuant to…