Lewis v. State

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Appellant Cedric Lewis was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. He challenges the admission of the handgun found in his car and the appropriateness of his sentence. We affirm, concluding that the gun in question was not the product of a search and that the sentence is appropriate.

Facts and Procedural History

Officer Romeo Joson of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department stopped Cedric Lewis’s vehicle in the 1700 block of North Sherman Drive after observing Lewis speeding and changing lanes without signaling. Lewis was…