Christopher Stanton v. State of Indiana

── Christopher Stanton v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 18A-PC-01694 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 26, 2021 Author: Judge Robert Altice County of Origin: Cass Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Mathias and Judge Weissmann concur He raises two issues that we restate as: I. Is Stanton’s argument that the search of his residence was unconstitutional available as a free-standing claim? II. Did Stanton’s trial counsel provide ineffective assistance? 1 We affirm. Facts & Procedural History On October 9, 2014, officers with the Logansport Police Department (LPD) arrived at Stanton’s residence to serve an arrest warrant on him. Stanton answered the door, and the officers explained why they were there.