Bell v. State

OPINION

CHEZEM, Judge.

Case Summary

Appellant-Defendant, Keith Bell ("Bell") appeals the sentence imposed for his convie-tions for forgery, a class C felony, and two counts of attempted fraud, class D felonies. His sentence was enhanced by virtue of his habitual offender status. We reverse and remand.

Issue

Bell presents one issue for our review which we restate as follows: whether Bell was entitled to be sentenced pursuant to the 1993 version of the habitual offender statute rather than the version in effect at the time of his commission of the crimes.

Facts and Procedural History

The facts most…