Jones v. State

OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge.

Donnell Jones ("Jones") appeals his conviction for carrying a handgun without a license 1 as a Class C felony. Jones raises the following issue, which we restate as: whether the evidence is sufficient to establish beyond a reasonable doubt that Jones had the requisite intent to constructively possess the handgun at issue.

We reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On February 2, 2008, Jones, who was a mechanie at Hunt's Automotive in Indianapolis, Indiana, was driving a customer's 1990 Jeep Cherokee on North Sherman Drive. Since Jones's vehicle had broken down, he decided to…