HAWKINS v. STATE

No. 477S278.

378 N.E.2d 819 (1978)

Robert L. HAWKINS, Appellant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

July 21, 1978.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jim Bancroft Brown, Crown Point, for appellant.

Theodore L. Sendak, Atty. Gen., Victoria R. Van Duren, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.


PIVARNIK, Justice.

At the conclusion of a jury trial in the Lake Superior Court on November 16, 1976, appellant Hawkins was convicted of delivering a "schedule I" controlled substance, heroin. Hawkins was sentenced to a determinate period of twenty years imprisonment.

Three issues are presented for our review. These issues concern: (1) the adequacy of appellant's trial counsel; (2) whether sentencing by a jury without consideration of a presentence report...

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