Houck v. State

In this direct criminal appeal, appellant seeks review of both his convictions and his sentences. He raises four issues: (1) whether the trial court committed reversible error when it denied his motion for a continuance so that he might attempt to locate potential defense witnesses; (2) whether the trial court committed reversible error when it sentenced him to consecutive mandatory minimum terms for armed robbery and armed kidnapping; (3) whether the trial court committed reversible error when it sentenced him to fifty years as an habitual felony offender for armed robbery, a first-degree…