SAMS v. STATE

Court of Appeals Case No. 67A01-1604-CR-814.

71 N.E.3d 372 (2017)

Otis SAMS, Jr., Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

February 21, 2017.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

ATTORNEY FOR APPELLANT: Joel C. Wieneke , Wieneke Law Office, LLC, Brooklyn, Indiana.

ATTORNEYS FOR APPELLEE: Curtis T. Hill, Jr. , Attorney General of Indiana, Lyubov Gore , Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, Indiana.


Otis Sams ("Sams") was convicted in Putnam Circuit Court of Level 4 felony possession of methamphetamine. Sams appeals, challenging the warrantless search and seizure of the evidence against him. We conclude that the State did not carry its burden to show that the inventory search of Sams's truck was sufficiently regulated; therefore...

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