AGUILA ANTWON BINION v. State of Indiana

── AGUILA ANTWON BINION v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 19A-CR-02688 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: November 16, 2020 Author: Judge Melissa May County of Origin: Elkhart Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Riley and Judge Altice concur On April 27, 2018, Patrolman Alex Kelly of the Elkhart County Sheriff’s Office initiated a traffic stop of Binion’s vehicle. Patrolman Kelly discovered synthetic marijuana in Binion’s vehicle and determined that Binion’s driving license was suspended. He arrested Binion, and the State charged Binion with Class A misdemeanor possession of a synthetic drug 1 and Class A misdemeanor driving while suspended. 2 Binion stated at his initial hearing that he intended to hire private counsel, but he subsequently failed to do so.