On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 45A03-0812-CR-585
RUCKER, Justice.
In this opinion we reaffirm that it is error to instruct a jury, over the defendant's objection, that it is bound to return a habitual offender finding provided the State proves the predicate felonies. We also determine the error is not cured by an accompanying instruction that renders meaningless the jury's law and fact determining authority.
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