Luis Angel Benitez v. State of Indiana
── Luis Angel Benitez v. State of Indiana ──
Case No.: 22A-CR-01044
Court: Indiana Court of Appeals
Date: November 23, 2022
Author: Judge L. Mark Bailey
County of Origin: Dubois
Category: Criminal
Decision: Affirmed
Judge Riley and Judge Vaidik concur
On August 2, 2020, Benitez was serving a sentence on home detention
following a conviction for “[u]nlawful possession” in Cause Number 19D011902-F3-173 (“F3-173”). Tr. at 23. That day, officers conducted of search of
Benitez’s home and found methamphetamine in his bedroom. As a result, the
State charged Benitez with possession of methamphetamine, as a Level 6
felony.1 Thereafter, Benitez pleaded guilty as charged. At a sentencing hearing,
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