Griffin v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-appellant Jefferson Griffin was charged in Jay Circuit Court with Class C burglary, Ind.Code § 35-43-2-1 (Burns 1979 Repl), and with being a habitual criminal under § 35-50-2-8. Griffin was tried to a jury and convicted on the burglary charge. In a bifurcated proceeding, he was found to be a habitual criminal. The trial court first sentenced appellant to an eight-year term on the burglary count, and then added the obligatory thirty years for the habitual criminal finding. This appeal followed.

Appellant Griffin raises ten issues for our consideration, concerning:…