Legal Opinion
Ashley Bell v. State of Indiana
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided July 28, 2014No. 49A02-1312-CR-1026PublishedCited by 14 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
CRONE, Judge.
Case Summary
Ashley Bell was the passenger of a vehicle that was stopped by a police officer because of an illegally displayed temporary license plate. The officer learned that the driver did not have a valid driver’s license and ordered the vehicle’s occupants to exit. As Bell exited the vehicle, the officer smelled raw marijuana coming from both the vehicle and Bell’s person. The officer handcuffed Bell and conducted a patdown search which revealed ten baggies of marijuana. Bell was convicted of class A misdemeanor possession of marijuana.
On appeal, she claims that the…
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