Mickens v. State

DeBRULER, Justice.

Carl Edward Mickens, the defendant-appellant, was convicted of burglary, a class B felony, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-43-2-1 (Burns 1979), and was found to be an habitual offender, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-50-2-8 (Burns 1979). He was sentenced to a term of forty-seven years in prison.

This appeal follows the denial of a motion to correct error and raises three issues:(1) Whether the trial court improperly admitted into evidence photocopies of fingerprints to prove the habitual offender charge, and whether there was sufficient evidence of past felony convictions to support the habitual…