State Board of Corrections v. Smith

Gunter, Justice.

These two cases are continuing links in the legal-chain saga of Hugh Don Smith. In February of 1972 he was indicted for having committed six crimes: burglary, theft by taking, criminal damage to property in the first degree, criminal trespass, conspiracy, and conspiracy to commit criminal trespass. A jury trial was held, and appellee was found guilty on each charge. The jury imposed separate sentences for each crime, and the trial judge sentenced appellee to serve these sentences consecutively, though the jury did not specify consecutive sentences. Appellee was incarcerated…