CLANTON v. STATE

No. 49A02-1203-CR-198.

977 N.E.2d 1018 (2012)

Derek CLANTON, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

November 15, 2012.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Patricia Caress McMath , Marion County Public Defender Agency, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller , Attorney General of Indiana, Brian L. Reitz , Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


OPINION

BAKER, Judge.

Derek Clanton was found in possession of cocaine after he was stopped and searched by an off-duty police officer who was working part-time as a security officer for an apartment complex in a high crime area of Indianapolis. The cocaine was in a small plastic bag stuffed into a pen cap, and it was discovered after the officer removed the pen cap from Clanton's pocket during a patdown of Clanton for weapons.

Claiming the cocaine...

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