Jones v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Larry Jones was convicted of possessing 3.04 grams of cocaine with intent to deliver, a class A felony, Ind.Code Ann. § 85-48-4-1 (West Supp.1994), and sentenced to forty-five years in prison, with fifteen years suspended. The court enhanced this sentence by thirty years because Jones also was found to be an habitual offender, Ind.Code Ann. § 35-50-2-8 (West Supp.1994).

Jones presents four issues in this direct appeal:

1. Whether the trial court erred by admitting into evidence cocaine seized during a warrantless search of Jones' car after he gave consent to search, but…