On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 79A05-0505-CR-258.
BOEHM, J.
We hold that the Court of Appeals erred in finding a defendant's Blakely claim to be waived when it was included in her initial brief, which was filed after this Court's Smylie decision. We also hold that the Defendant's relatively minor prior convictions do not justify enhancing the sentence.
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