Porter v. State

BARTEAU, Judge.

Milton Ray Porter appeals his conviction following a bench trial for carrying a handgun without a license, a class A misdemeanor. He raises two issues on appeal:

1. Whether the trial court erroneously admitted into evidence the handgun and Porter’s statement; and

2. Whether the evidence is sufficient to support the conviction.

FACTS

Indianapolis Police Officer John Green and his Field Training Officer were patrolling an area known to have had a large number of car thefts. Officer Green noticed a car with an out-of-county license plate and turned around in order to follow it. The…