Justin Richard Blevans v. State of Indiana

── Justin Richard Blevans v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 22A-CR-02199 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 01, 2023 Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey County of Origin: Ripley Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Weissmann concur On June 24, 2021, an officer conducted a traffic stop on Blevans after he observed Blevans “fail[] to signal.”2 Tr. at 23. Blevans then consented to a search of his vehicle, and another officer conducted a pat down search of Blevans. During that search, an officer found “baggies” in Blevans’ pocket. Id. Blevans “admitted” that the baggies contained methamphetamine, and subsequent testing revealed that the amount of methamphetamine was in excess of thirty-one grams.