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PEOPLES v. STATE

No. 79S02-0912-CR-549.

929 N.E.2d 750 (2010)

Andre PEOPLES, Appellant (Petitioner below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Respondent below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 29, 2010.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Jason W. Bennett, Lafayette, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Susan K. Carpenter, Public Defender of Indiana, Gregory L. Lewis, Lloyd E. Sally, J. Michael Sauer, Deputy Public Defenders, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Amicus Curiae Public Defender of Indiana.

Gregory F. Zoeller, Attorney General of Indiana, Angela N. Sanchez, Ellen H. Meilaender, Deputy Attorneys General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.

On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 79A02-0812-CR-1141

SULLIVAN, Justice.

Defendant Andre Peoples pled guilty in 2008 to dealing cocaine after having had accumulated two prior unrelated felonies, one for dealing cocaine and one for forgery. The general rule of law is that individuals who have been convicted of three unrelated felonies of any kind are eligible for enhanced sentences as "habitual offenders." But a special rule enacted...

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