HENDRIX v. STATE

No. 57S00-0008-CR-509.

759 N.E.2d 1045 (2001)

Sandra Marie HENDRIX, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

December 20, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Susan K. Carpenter, Lorraine L. Rodts, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, Cynthia L. Ploughe, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant Sandra Marie Hendrix was convicted of drug dealing and sentenced to 60 years, including 30 years for being a habitual offender. We find that the State was authorized to seek a general habitual offender enhancement, rather than the habitual substance offender enhancement. However, we remand to the trial court for resentencing because it was under the mistaken impression that the enhancement had to be attached to the most severe felony of...

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