Title: Jeffrey Hazzard v. State of Indiana
Citation: N/A
Docket Number: 18S05-9802-PC-103
State: Indiana
Issuer: Indiana Supreme Court
Date: May 6, 1998

Attorneys for Appellant 
 Susan K. Carpenter Public Defender of Indiana 
 Ruth Johnson Deputy Public Defender Indianapolis, Indiana  Attorneys for Appellee 
 Jeffrey A. Modisett Attorney General of Indiana 
 Christopher L. LaFuse Deputy Attorney General Indianapolis, Indiana   
  IN THE  INDIANA SUPREME COURT   
 JEFFREY HAZZARD,     Appellant (Defendant below), 
     v. 
 STATE OF INDIANA,     Appellee (Plaintiff below). 
 
 ) )    Supreme Court No. )    18S05-9802-PC-103 ) )    Court of Appeals No. )    18A05-9611-PC-484 ) ) )  
 APPEAL FROM THE DELAWARE SUPERIOR COURT  The Honorable Richard A. Dailey, Judge  Cause No. 18D02-9210-CF-73  
  
  ON PETITION TO TRANSFER    
 May 6, 1998  SULLIVAN, Justice. 
     In accordance with our decision today in State v. Mohler, No. 87S01-9709-PC-497 (Ind. May 6, 1998), we conclude that the new rule of law announced in Bryant v. State, 660 N.E.2d 290 (Ind. 1995), cert. denied, 117 S. Ct. 293 (1996), is not retroactive under Daniels 
 v. State, 561 N.E.2d 487 (Ind. 1990), and so does not entitle Jeffrey Hazzard to post- conviction relief. 
 Background       On October 9, 1992, the State charged Jeffrey Hazzard ("Hazzard") with possession of cocaine,See footnote 1  carrying a handgun without a license,See footnote 2  resisting law enforcement,See footnote 3  and being a habitual offender.See footnote 4  On February 11, 1993, the Indiana Department of Revenue assessed Hazzard a Controlled Substance Excise Tax ("CSET").See footnote 5  The trial court entered a judgment of civil forfeiture against Hazzard for $5671.47 and his handgun on March 4, 1993. On August 3, 1993, a jury convicted Hazzard on all charges. This Court affirmed Hazzard's convictions on direct appeal. Hazzard v. State, 642 N.E.2d 1368 (Ind. 1994). Hazzard did not petition the U.S. Supreme Court for certiorari.See footnote 6  
     On July 22, 1996, Hazzard filed a petition for post-conviction relief claiming that his conviction for possession, assessment of the CSET, and civil forfeiture of his handgun violated double jeopardy protections. The post-conviction court denied Hazzard's petition. Hazzard appealed. In a memorandum decision, the Court of Appeals reversed the post- conviction court's denial of relief, holding that the post-conviction court erred in not applying retroactively the rule announced in Bryant, 660 N.E.2d 290 (holding that because CSET is punishment, the Double Jeopardy Clause bars criminal prosecution for the underlying drug offense after CSET has been assessed).See footnote 7  Hazzard v. State, No. 18A05-9611- PC-484 (Ind. Ct. App. Dec. 30, 1997). 
 Conclusion       Having granted transfer, we vacate the opinion of the Court of Appeals pursuant to Ind.Appellate Rule 11(B)(3) and affirm the post-conviction court's denial of relief for the reasons set forth in State v. Mohler, No. 87S01-9709-PC-497 (Ind. May 6, 1998), also decided today. 
 SHEPARD, C.J., and DICKSON, SELBY, and BOEHM, JJ., concur.
 Footnote:      1 Ind. Code § 35-48-4-1 (1988 &amp; Supp. 1990).Footnote:      2 Ind. Code § 35-47-2-1 (1988).Footnote:      3 Ind. Code § 35-44-3-3 (1988).Footnote:      4 Ind. Code § 35-50-2-8 (1988 &amp; Supp. 1990).Footnote:      5 Ind. Code §§ 6-7-3-1 to -17 (Supp. 1992).Footnote:      6 Hazzard's convictions and sentence became final when he did not file a petition for certiorari within ninety days of this Court's decision in Hazzard v. State, 642 N.E.2d 1368 (Ind. 1994). See Caspari v. Bohlen, 510 U.S. 383, 390 (1994).Footnote:      7 The Court of Appeals did not address Hazzard's argument that the conviction and civil forfeiture together violated the Double Jeopardy Clause. United States v. Ursery, 116 S. Ct. 2136 (1996), seems to make clear that they did not.