Stringer v. State

I respectfully dissent from the majority’s conclusion that Stringer pled guilty to the enhancement of his auto theft conviction from a Class D felony to a Class C felony based on his previous conviction for auto theft. Rather, I believe that Stringer stipulated to the admission of the certified copy of his prior conviction for auto theft and that, based on this evidence, the trial court found him guilty of the enhancement. As such, Stringer has properly brought this direct appeal, and I would affirm the trial court.

As for phase two of Stringer’s trial, the following discussion took place:

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