McConnell v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Mickey C. McConnell, defendant-appellant, was found guilty of Fraud, Ind.Code § 35 — 43-5-4 (Burns Repl.1979), in a jury trial in Porter Superior Court on January 16, 1981. That same day defendant was found to be an Habitual Offender. On February 11,1981, defendant was sentenced to thirty-four (34) years in prison. He now appeals.

Defendant raises six errors on appeal, concerning: 1) whether the trial court failed to maintain its requisite impartiality and abused its discretion in denying a change of judge; 2) whether the trial court erred in granting the State’s motion for…