People v. Rivera

BABCOCK, Judge.

Defendant, Robert I. Rivera, appeals the judgment of conviction entered upon a jury verdict finding him guilty of possession of a weapon by a previous offender. We reverse and remand for a new trial.

Defendant was charged with conspiracy to commit aggravated robbery, possession of a weapon by a previous offender, and habitual criminality. The trial court granted defendant’s motion to sever the charges, and the proceedings were bifurcated. Following defendant’s conviction for possession of a weapon, he entered a plea of guilty to the habitual criminal charge. The conspiracy to…