Antonio Garcia v. State of Indiana

CRONE, Judge.

Case Summary

Antonio Garcia appeals his conviction for class D felony possession of a schedule III controlled substance (a hydro-codone/acetaminophen pill). He argues that the pill found in a container discovered in his pants pocket during a search incident to arrest was taken in contravention of his state constitutional right against unreasonable search and seizure and was therefore inadmissible. Specifically, he contends that even though he was lawfully arrested and the search of his person incident to arrest was reasonable, it was unreasonable for the police to open the…