GARRETT, Judge.
The State appeals the sentence imposed by the trial judge.
At the second hearing on the state's motion to sentence appellee as a habitual offender, the trial judge indicated he wanted to speak to two witnesses not in attendance. Later, he spoke ex parte to one of the witnesses. After the fact, the assigned assistant state attorney learned about the conversation. The state's request to be present when the judge spoke to the other witness was...
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