Duane L. Keeling v. State of Indiana

── Duane L. Keeling v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 24A-CR-00401 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 25, 2024 Author: Judge Mary DeBoer County of Origin: LaPorte Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge May and Judge Tavitas concur Keeling was pulled over for a traffic stop by officers of the LaPorte Police Department. A K-9 alerted to the presence of narcotics on the passenger side of the vehicle. When the passenger exited the vehicle, she told Officer Simpson she had “a bubble,” which Officer Simpson explained is slang for a pipe used to ingest methamphetamine. Transcript Vol. 2 at 66. Officer Simpson searched the passenger side of the Jeep and found the bubble and two baggies containing a substance that later tested positive for heroin and fentanyl.