White v. State

HOFFMAN, Judge.

Defendant-appellant Percy White appeals from a judgment of conviction for resisting law enforcement. The facts relevant to this appeal are summarized below.

On October 16, 1988, two officers with the Fort Wayne Police Department located a vehicle containing stolen property in the parking lot adjacent to P & M Recreation. The officers called for a tow truck to remove the vehicle, which was to be impounded in accordance with police procedure.

When the tow truck arrived, White, the owner of P & M Recreation, indicated that he would not permit the truck to drive on the parking lot.…