Ferguson v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Elatha Ferguson was charged with two counts of robbery on October 30,1978. The State then filed an additional Count charging defendant Ferguson with being an habitual offender. A jury found Ferguson guilty on both counts of robbery and then found him guilty of the offense of being an habitual offender. On July 6, 1979, the court sentenced Ferguson to ten (10) years on Count I, ten (10) years on Count II, and thirty (30) years on Count III, to be served consecutively. This appeal followed.

The appellant raises the following issues for our consideration regarding the…