Blanche v. State

The appellant, Wakeene Rashon Blanche, was convicted of burglary, a first degree felony punishable by life,1 and misdemeanor battery2 for an altercation at the apartment of a former girlfriend. The crimes occurred on December 27, 1997, and he was arrested shortly thereafter. The State filed the information on January 16, 1998, but it contained only the burglary charge relevant to the events of December 27, 1997.3 On the morning of trial, January 21, 1999, over two years after the commission of the crimes, Mr. Blanche’s arrest, and the filing of the information, the trial court allowed the…