HENSON v. STATE

No. 1283S461.

467 N.E.2d 750 (1984)

Eddie W. HENSON, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

September 7, 1984.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nancy L. Broyles, McClure, McClure & Kammen, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Richard C. Webster, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Chief Justice.

Appellant was convicted of inflicting bodily injury during a robbery, and was found to be an habitual criminal. The sentence imposed by the trial court was erroneous in that appellant was given thirty (30) years for inflicting injury in the course of a robbery and thirty (30) years for being an habitual criminal.

The status of being an habitual criminal does not establish a separate crime. It merely provides for the imposition of an enhanced...

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