Harmer v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Grenda Ray Harmer, was convicted by a jury of escape, a Class D felony, Ind.Code § 35-44-3-5 (Burns 1979) and of being an habitual offender, Ind.Code § 85-50-2-8 (Burns Supp.19883); he was sentenced to the Indiana Department of Correction for a period of thirty-two years. He raises the following five issues in this direct appeal:

1. Whether there was sufficient evidence to support the jury's verdict on the habitual offender count;

2. Whether the trial court erred in refusing to strike the allegedly prejudicial testimony of one of the state's witnesses;

3. Whether…