Baxter v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Richard Lee Baxter was ac cused of sexually abusing his two step- : daughters, S.W. and A.W. A jury found him guilty of two counts of child molesting, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-4-3 (Burns 1985 Repl.), and two counts of incest, a class D felony, Ind.Code § 35-46-1-3 (Burns 1985 Repl.) It also determined that he was an habitual offender, Ind.Code § 35-50-2-8 (Burns 1985 Repl.)

The trial court sentenced Baxter to concurrent terms of twenty years on each count of child molesting and four years on each count of incest. Because Baxter's prior felony…