Russell v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Grant Russell was convicted at the conclusion of a bench trial in the Marion County Superior Court, Criminal Division, of theft, a class D felony, possession of heroin in excess of three (8) grams, a class C felony, and of being an habitual offender. Appellant was sentenced to five (5) years for the possessory offense, enhanced by thirty (80) years for the habitual offender finding, and to two (2) years for theft, the sentences to run concurrently. In this direct appeal he raises sufficiency issues and the chain of custody of State's Exhibit No. 5.

Appellan…