Gee v. State

ON PETITION TO TRANSFER FROM THE INDIANA COURT OF APPEALS, NO. 49A05-0109-CR-418.

RUCKER, Justice.

Gary D. Gee was convicted of several drug related offenses as a result of contraband found in a house he shared with a relative. Because the evidence was not sufficient to demonstrate that Gee knew of the nature of the contraband and its pres ence in the house, we reverse his conviction.

Facts and Procedural History

In July 1999, an anonymous tip led officers of the Indianapolis Police Department ("IPD") to suspect that drug activity was occurring at a home located on Mutz Court in Indianapolis.…