Dakota Deshawntez Payne v. State of Indiana

── Dakota Deshawntez Payne v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-01366 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: February 03, 2025 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Vanderburgh Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Brown and Judge Kenworthy concur On June 17, 2023, Evansville Police Department Officer Jaylen Blair initiated a traffic stop of a vehicle operated by Payne. Upon approaching Payne, Officer Blair smelled marijuana emanating from the vehicle, and he asked Payne to step out of the vehicle. Payne complied. Officer Blair then did a pat-down of Payne and discovered about fifteen grams of marijuana in a bag inside Payne’s left front pocket. Officer Blair read Payne his Miranda rights and asked Payne if there was anything else in the car.