CORNETT v. STATE

No. 64S00-8801-CR-152.

536 N.E.2d 501 (1989)

William M. CORNETT, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

April 7, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

James V. Tsoutsouris, Public Defender, Porter County and James A. Johnson, Chief Deputy, Portage, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen. and Michael Gene Worden, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


GIVAN, Justice.

Appellant's first trial resulted in a hung jury. His second trial by jury resulted in his conviction of Robbery, a Class B felony, for which he received a sentence of ten (10) years. He also was found to be an habitual offender and was sentenced to an additional thirty years to run consecutively with the ten-year sentence, which was improper. The habitual offender status is not a separate sentence, but requires the trial court to enhance appellant...

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