Legal Opinion
Michael R. Houston v. State of Indiana
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 31, 2013No. 02A03-1303-CR-84PublishedCited by 16 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KIRSCH, Judge.
Michael R. Houston (“Houston”) was convicted after a jury trial of possession of cocaine 1 as a Class D felony. He appeals raising the following restated issue: whether the State presented sufficient evidence to support his conviction.
We reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
During the early morning hours of January 29, 2012, Officer Stephanie Souther of the Fort Wayne Police Department (“Officer Souther”) was working patrol in Fort Wayne, Indiana when she saw a black Dodge Charger pull out of the lot of Broadway Joe’s bar. The car’s windows were so darkly tinted that she…
2Cases cited6 opinions
- Jones v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2003
- Henderson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
- Gee v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2004
- Monroe v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
- Parahams v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
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3Cited by16 opinions
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- Raihiem Johnson v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2016
- Pierre A. Smith, Jr. v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2018
- Anthony Hillman v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020
- Anthony LeFlore v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2016
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