David Rhodes v. State of Indiana

OPINION

PYLE, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

David Rhodes (“Rhodes”) appeals his conviction, following a bench trial, for two counts of Class D felony theft. 1

We affirm.

ISSUE

Whether the trial court abused its discretion by admitting into evidence a cell phone and a credit card found in Rhodes’ pocket during a patdown by police.

FACTS

On August 12, 2012, around 5:30 a.m., Darryl Daniels (“Daniels”), an employee at the InTown Suites (“the hotel”) on Post Road in Marion County, observed a lone male walking from car to car in the hotel parking lot and entering cars that were unlocked. Daniels called the…