Rafiki Beyete Howard v. State of Indiana

── Rafiki Beyete Howard v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 25A-CR-00215 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: September 24, 2025 Author: Judge Elaine Brown County of Origin: Tippecanoe Category: Criminal Decision: Affirmed Judge Bailey and Judge Weissmann concur On August 28, 2023, West Lafayette Police Officer Brandon Bonnell conducted a traffic stop of a vehicle after determining that it was traveling twenty miles over the posted speed limit. Officer Bonnell approached the passenger side of the vehicle, and Howard, the driver, provided his address and said, “someone’s breaking into my house.” Transcript Volume II at 125.