Washington v. State

HUNTER, Justice.

The defendant, Joel Washington, was tried without the intervention of a jury and convicted of battery, a class C felony. Ind. Code § 35-42-2-1(3) (Burns 1979 Repl.). In a bifurcated proceeding, the court also found that defendant was an habitual offender. Ind.Code § 35-50-2-8 (Burns 1979 Repl.). He was sentenced to a period of five years in the Indiana Department of Correction for his battery conviction; his sentence was enhanced an additional thirty years by virtue of his status as an habitual offender. In this direct appeal, he presents the following issues for our review:

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