Brandon Lee Lothery v. State of Indiana

── Brandon Lee Lothery v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02156 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: April 24, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Clark Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur On July 15, 2019, the police were dispatched to a gas station to investigate a report of an unconscious, unresponsive man sitting in a silver van. When an officer arrived, he found Lothery asleep in the silver van. Lothery consented to a search of the vehicle, and the officer found drug paraphernalia and a large plastic bag containing five smaller baggies that contained methamphetamine. Under cause number 10C02-1907-F2-17 (“F2-17”), Lothery was charged with dealing and possession of methamphetamine and was alleged to be a habitual offender.