Owens v. State

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant-Defendant, Jerell Owens (Owens), appeals his convictions and sentence for murder, a felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-1-1, and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury, a Class A felony, I.C. § 35^2-5-1.

We reverse and remand with instructions.

ISSUE

Owens appeals both his convictions and his sentence, but we find the following issue to be dispositive: Whether Owens’ convictions for both murder and robbery resulting in serious bodily injury violate the prohibition against double jeopardy.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY 2

The State presented the following…