Sides v. State

SHEPARD, Justice.

As part of a series of cases before the Court, we return to the construction of. a section of the Indiana Code which requires that criminal sentences be served consecu- ° tively under certain situations. Ind.Code § 35-50-1-2.

ing arrest. Anthony Sides was arrested on April 3, 1982, and charged with burglary and resist-While out on bond awaiting trial on these charges, he committed the offenses of burglary and theft. Subsequently, he pleaded guilty to the first burglary and received a sentence of five years. Later, he pleaded guilty to the second burglary and received a three…