Williams v. State

OPINION

CRONE, Judge.

Josa Williams appeals his conviction for class A misdemeanor possession of marijuana. The sole issue on appeal is whether the trial court abused its discretion in admitting evidence of marijuana seized from Williamss person during his arrest. We affirm.

On the evening of January 23, 2008, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Officer Demetric Smith stopped Williams for a routine traffic violation. During the stop, Officer Smith obtained Williamss identification and vehicle registration and ran a check on his police computer in his vehicle. At that time, he discovered that there…