Hatchett v. State

SHEPARD, Judge.

Appellant Charles Hatchett was tried by a jury and convicted of five counts of robbery, class B felonies, Ind.Code § 35-42-5-1 (Burns 1985 Repl.) and one count of confinement, a class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-42-8-8. The judge imposed a sentence of twenty years for each conviction, such sentences to be served consecutively for a total term of one hundred twenty years. Hatchett raises the following issues in this direct appeal:

1) Whether the trial court erred in trying Hatchett jointly with a co-defendant;

2) Whether the trial court erred in limiting cross-examination of two State…