Hatchett v. State

OPINION

BROOK, Judge

Case Summary

Appellant-defendant Vincent E. Hatchett ("Hatchett") appeals his convie-tions for unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon 1 as a Class B felony and carrying a handgun without a license 2 as a Class A misdemeanor. We affirm in part and remand in part. ‘

Issues

Hatchett raises five issues for review, which we restate as follows:

I. whether he was entitled to a bifurcated trial on his serious violent felon ("SVEF") charge;

II. whether the punishment mandated by Indiana Code Section 35-47-4-5 ("the SVF statute") is disproportionate to the nature of…