Holmes v. State

How courts have described this case

Verbatim parenthetical descriptions written by other courts when citing this decision. Ranked by citation-network relevance.

• holding that the State presented sufficient evidence to convict the defendant based in part on defendant’s close proximity to drugs found under the driver’s seat of a vehicle plus flight, an additional circumstance indicating knowledge
• holding a defendant did not have exclusive control over a vehicle when he was merely a passenger
• holding two factors -- defendant’s close proximity to drugs and attempt to flee -- were sufficient to uphold a conviction for marijuana possession
• holding a defendant did not have exclusive control over a vehicle when he was merely a passenger
• Holmes constructively possessed marijuana found in a vinyl bag resembling a diaper bag on the floor behind the driver's seat because it was within his reach
• evidence supported constructive possession of drugs where drugs were found near where defendant had been sitting and defendant initially fled from police

Source: CourtListener parenthetical corpus (CC0).

Cited by

29 cases in this archive cite this case; the 20 most cited are listed.

• Powell v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2009-09-08· cited 27×
• Thomas Mack v. State of Indiana
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2014-12-18· cited 26×
• Jenkins v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2004-05-25· cited 16×
• R.H. v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2009-11-10· cited 16×
• Brent v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2011-11-17· cited 15×
• Christopher Duncan v. State of Indiana
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2014-12-19· cited 13×
• Ables v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2006-05-25· cited 11×
• Gregory Wayne Parks v. State of Indiana
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2018-10-18· cited 9×
• Ross v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2009-06-17· cited 6×
• Pierre A. Smith, Jr. v. State of Indiana
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2018-11-29· cited 5×
• Gaynor v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2009-10-07· cited 4×
• Lee v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2011-11-01· cited 1×
• Devon Fry v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2015-03-18
• Henry Gooch v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2015-03-31
• Tommie Payne, IV v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2016-12-16
• Robert L. Dowell v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2016-12-30
• Reggie Thomas Johnson v. State of Indiana (mem. dec)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2017-05-30
• Lamontae J. White v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2017-06-23
• Lewis Bradley, Jr. v. State of Indiana (mem. dec)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2017-06-26
• Stephanie James v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2017-10-18

Cites

5 cases in this archive are cited by this case.

• Lampkins v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1997-10-09· cited 156×
• Goodner v. State
  Indiana Supreme Court· 1997-09-24· cited 48×
• Person v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1996-02-20· cited 46×
• Godar v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 1994-11-30· cited 28×
• Whitney v. State
  Indiana Court of Appeals· 2000-04-07· cited 26×