Helms v. State

OPINION

DARDEN, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Byron Helms brings this interlocutory appeal of the trial court's admission of evidence and denial of his motion to dismiss.

We affirm in part and reverse in part.

ISSUES

1. Whether the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence.

2. Whether the trial court erred in denying Helms' motion to dismiss the charge of reckless possession of paraphernalia.

FACTS

On the night of January 25, 2009, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Brady Ball noticed Helms exiting a motel parking lot in a red minivan. Officer Ball knew the motel to be "one of the…