Stanley v. State

GIVAN, Justice.

A jury trial resulted in the conviction appellant of Burglary, a Class C felony, and a finding that he is an habitual offender. He was sentenced to an enhanced term of thirty-eight (38) years.

The facts are: At approximately 6:45 a.m. on January 13, 1987, Dale Currie witnessed a person breaking into the home of his friend John Harper in Hammond, Indiana. Currie called the police and within a few minutes two police cars arrived. One officer went to the front of the house; the other went to the rear of the house where he saw that the kitchen window had been broken. The officers…