Hubbard v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-appellant, Leroy Hubbard, was convicted in a jury trial of Battery, Ind.Code § 35-42-2-1 (Burns Repl.1979), in the Wabash Circuit Court on September 30, 1980. The following day appellant was found to be an habitual offender. Appellant was sentenced to eight years imprisonment for the battery; he was given an additional thirty years for the finding of habitual offender.

Appellant raises five errors on appeal, concerning: 1) whether the trial court erred in giving an instruction on accessory liability; 2) whether there was proper authentication of documents admitted…