Mohamed v. State

OPINION

DARDEN, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Omer Mohamed appeals his conviction on one count of possession of a controlled substance analog, a class D felony.

We reverse.

FACTS

On the afternoon July 15, 2005, Mohamed was a passenger in a vehicle that was stopped for speeding on I-70 by Officer Keith Hartman of the Indianapolis Police Department. As Hartman approached the vehicle on its passenger side, he smelled a strong odor of vegetation-similar to cut grass-emanating from the vehicle. Hartman observed "two (2) large brown cardboard boxes" on the back seat "directly behind the passenger seat."…