Jones v. State

OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

Cahisa Jones appeals her convictions for Class B misdemeanor public intoxication and Class A misdemeanor carrying a handgun without a license. We reverse.

Issues

The issues before us are:

I. whether there is sufficient evidence Jones was in a public place when police found her intoxicated; and

II. whether there is sufficient evidence she possessed a handgun.

Facts

On May 10, 2007, Officer Greg Taylor of the Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department received a dispatch concerning suspicious activity near a residence on 19th Street. Upon arriving at the scene,…