JACKSON v. STATE

No. 45S00-8809-CR-827.

546 N.E.2d 846 (1989)

Willie JACKSON, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 30, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathaniel Ruff, Appellate Div., Lake Superior Court, Crown Point, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Jane A. Morrison, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


DICKSON, Justice.

The defendant, Willie Jackson, was convicted of robbery, a Class B felony, and was determined to be a habitual offender.

In this direct appeal, the defendant in his sole issue contends that the State failed to prove the required sequence of prior felonies that formed the basis of the habitual offender determination. We agree. An essential element of a habitual offender determination is proof that a second predicate felony was unrelated in...

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