Tyson v. State

DICKSON, Justice.

Following a single trial involving two separate criminal incidents, the defendant, Elliott Tyson, was convicted of two counts of conspiracy to deal in a narcotic drug, one as a class A felony and one a class B felony, and two counts of dealing in a narcotic drug, one as a class A felony and one as a class B felony. The defendant was also found to be a habitual offender.

On appeal, the defendant contends that his convictions for conspiracy and dealing in a narcotic drug violate the Indiana Double Jeopardy Clause and that his habitual offender finding was based on insufficient…