Badger v. State

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER

SULLIVAN, Justice.

On December 17, 1991 after a bench trial in the Howard Circuit Court, Brent Badger was found guilty of Burglary1 (Count I), Conspiracy to Commit Robbery2 (Count II), and Robbery3 (Count III). Badger was found not guilty on a charge of Dealing in a Sawed-off Shotgun4 (Count IV). He was sentenced to four years on the burglary count, ten years on the conspiracy count, and twelve years on the robbery count. Judge Brubaker ordered that the sentences be served concurrently and suspended four years. (R. 133.)

Badger appealed his convictions on the basis of a…