Johnson v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Larry Johnson was found guilty by a jury in the Vanderburgh Superior Court of possession of cocaine, a class D felony. Appellant was also found to be a habitual offender. The trial court sentenced Appellant to two (2) years for possession of cocaine, enhanced by thirty (30) years for the habitual offender finding, for a total term of thirty-two (82) years. Appellant raises two issues for our consideration in this direct appeal:

1. destruction of evidence by the Police Department; and

2. improper entry of judgment.

On March 2, 1984, Appellant Larry Johnson…