Jimmy Joe Small v. State of Indiana

Robb, Judge.

Case Summary and Issue

[1] Following a jury trial, Jimmy Joe Small was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, a Level 4 felony. Small now appeals his conviction raising two issues for review, which we consolidate and restate as whether the trial court abused its discretion by granting the State's motion for a continuance. Concluding the trial court abused its discretion, we reverse.

Facts and Procedural History

[2] Following a tip that Small possessed a firearm, several detectives of the Evansville Police Department's drug task force conducted a…