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Indiana Court of Appeals to Hold Oral Argument at IU McKinney January 15
01/06/2015
The Indiana Court of Appeals will hold an oral argument at the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law on January 15.
A three-judge panel made up of Judges Paul Mathias, Terry Crone, and Cale Bradford, ’86, will hear the case Garcia v. State, 49A05-1402-CR-61. The argument will begin at 1 p.m. in the Wynne Courtroom at Inlow Hall.
About this case: Antonio Garcia appeals his conviction for Class D felony possession of a controlled substance, which police found during a pat-down search after his arrest for a misdemeanor driving offense. During the search, the police removed a metal cylinder from Garcia’s pants pocket, opened it and found a hydrocodone/acetaminophen pill. On appeal, Garcia invokes the Indiana Constitution’s protection against unreasonable search and seizure. Specifically, he argues that it was unreasonable for police to open the container for these reasons: Most people would regard the container as private; and the police had little reason to open the container given that they had stopped him for a driving offense.
Many McKinney Law students will attend the argument as part of their classes, and the public is invited to attend as well.
