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TAYLOR v. STATE

No. 584S163.

511 N.E.2d 1036 (1987)

Roy H. TAYLOR, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

August 21, 1987.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender, David P. Freund, Deputy Public Defender, Indianapolis, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Joseph N. Stevenson, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

The principal issue in this case is whether the Indiana Constitution, Art. 1, § 16 proscribes a thirty-two-year sentence for the theft of fifty dollars worth of merchandise when the conviction is the defendant's fifth nonviolent felony.

We consolidate the other issues Taylor raises on direct appeal to these four:

2) Whether the Indiana Constitution requires that the jury be informed of the penalty for a habitual offender...

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