Jacobs v. State

OPINION

VAIDIK, Judge.

Case Summary

Anthony Jacobs appeals the post-convietion court's denial of his petition for post-conviction relief. Although he raises several issues on appeal, we need only address the following issue: whether the post-conviction court erred in concluding that the rule in Ross v. State, 729 N.E.2d 113 (Ind.2000), which prohibits double enhancement of a misdemeanor handgun violation, does not apply retroactively to him. Because Jacobs has failed to prove that the rule in Ross falls under one of the narrow exceptions to the general rule of nonretroactivity, we affirm the…