Cornelius Powell v. State of Indiana

── Cornelius Powell v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 23A-CR-00119 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 31, 2023 Author: Judge Paul Mathias County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Vaidik and Judge Pyle concur On May 26, 2021, officers with the Lafayette Police Department (“LPD”) investigated a tip that a man and woman staying in a hotel room in Lafayette had cocaine. Someone at the front desk identified Powell as the person who had rented the room. A K9 unit from the nearby Dayton Police Department conducted a free air sniff outside of the hotel room and alerted to the presence of illegal drugs. LPD Officer Carson Smith “ma[d]e contact” with the occupants, who identified themselves as Powell and Xavier Gee. Tr. p.