Lee v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

A jury found Willie Ray Lee guilty of dealing in cocaine within 1000 feet of a school, a class A felony, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-48-4-l(b)(3)(B) (West Supp.1997), and also found him to be a habitual offender, Ind. Code Ann. § 35-50-2-8 (West Supp.1997). The trial court found aggravating circumstances and sentenced him to forty-four years, and added thirty years for his status as a habitual offender.

In this direct appeal, Lee raises five issues:(1) Whether evidence of other crimes was properly admitted under Indiana Rule of Evidence 404(b);(2) Whether a proper chain of…