Legal Opinion

Bret Lee Sisson v. State of Indiana

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided December 5, 2012No. 09A02-1102-CR-199PublishedCited by 24 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

FRIEDLANDER, Judge.

Bret Lee Sisson appeals following his convictions for Burglary 1 as a class B felony, Receiving Stolen Property 2 as a class D felony, and Unlawful Possession of a Firearm by a serious Violent Felon 3 (SVF) as a Class B felony, and his adjudication as a Habitual Offender. 4 Sisson raises the following restated issues for our review:

1. Did fundamental error occur when the State réfiled the previously dismissed SVF charge and habitual offender allegation after Sisson’s first trial ended in a mistrial due to jury deadlock?

2. Did the State’s failure to respond to…

2Cases cited39 opinions

  1. Blackledge v. PerrySupreme Court of the United States · 1974
  2. United States v. GoodwinSupreme Court of the United States · 1982
  3. Monge v. CaliforniaSupreme Court of the United States · 1998
  4. United States v. Alexander DurriveCourt of Appeals for the Seventh Circuit · 1990
  5. Joyner v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1997

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3Cited by24 opinions

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