Phillips v. State

PIVARNIK, Justice.

Defendant-Appellant Carl David Phillips was found guilty by a jury in the LaPorte Circuit Court of aiding in the commission of a burglary and three counts of burglary, all as class B felonies. The trial court subsequently sentenced Phillips to a term of twenty (20) years on each count and ordered the terms be served concurrently.

Three issues are presented for our review in this direct appeal:

1. sufficiency of the evidence;

2. refusal of the trial court to suppress evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant; and

8. propriety of the sentence imposed.

Testimony of witnesses at…