Murphy v. State

SHEPARD, Justice.

Appellant Michael Patrick Murphy was convicted after a jury trial of receiving stolen property, a class D felony, Ind.Code § 35-48-4-2(b) (Burns 1985 Repl.) The court enhanced the standard two year sentence by thirty years, the jury having found that Murphy was an habitual offender. Ind.Code § 85-50-2-8 (Burns 1985 Repl.).

In this direct appeal, Murphy asserts as errors:

1) That the evidence was insufficient to sustain a conviction;

2) That evidence obtained from a war-rantless search of a vehicle containing a sawed-off shotgun open to view should have been suppressed;

3) That…