Thompson v. State

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Andra Thompson appeals his conviction for Possession of Cocaine, as a Class C felony, following a bench trial, and presents a single issue for review: whether the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted into evidence cocaine officers recovered from between Thompson's buttocks during a strip search incident to his arrest, which was filmed by a civilian camerawoman.

We reverse and remand.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On June 10, 2003, Indianapolis Police Officers Pamela Lee and David Gard conducted an undercover drug investigation from a motel…