Legal Opinion
Willis v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 30, 2002No. 49A02-0203-CR-213PublishedCited by 21 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VAIDIK, Judge.
Case Summary
Rodney Willis appeals his conviction for possession of cocaine. In particular, Willis argues that the search of the hotel room in which he was a casual visitor violated his rights against unreasonable search and seizure under Article I, Section 11 of the Indiana Constitution. Because the State did not contest Willis' standing to challenge the search under the Indiana Constitution and because we also find the search to be unreasonable under the totality of the cireumstances, we reverse.
Facts and Procedural History
On the evening of January 5, 2001, Indiana State…
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