Malcony Gregorio Rodriguez-Arias v. State of Indiana

── Malcony Gregorio Rodriguez-Arias v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00948 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: December 12, 2025 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Noble Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge Altice and Judge Foley concur On June 17, 2024, Deputy Royal Edwin Kirkpatrick III (“Deputy Kirkpatrick”) of the Noble County Sheriff’s Department observed a vehicle driven by Rodriguez-Arias fail to use its turn signal. Deputy Kirkpatrick initiated a traffic stop of Rodriguez-Arias’s vehicle. Deputy Kirkpatrick asked Rodriguez-Arias for his driver’s license. Rodriguez-Arias gave Deputy Kirkpatrick his driver’s license issued by the Dominican Republic.