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SHELTON v. STATE

No. 45S00-9205-CR-348.

602 N.E.2d 1017 (1992)

Stephen M. SHELTON, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

November 13, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Nathaniel Ruff, Appellate Public Defender, Crown Point, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Julie Zandstra Frazee, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

This appeal presents a question of first impression. When the State charges a defendant with certain offenses which may be enhanced by virtue of prior convictions and also alleges that the defendant is an habitual offender, must the trial proceed in three separate phases? We hold it need not.

Appellant Stephen M. Shelton was charged with the following by information: count I, attempted murder, Ind. Code Ann. § 35-42-1-1 (West Supp...

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