Legal Opinion

Platt v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided March 25, 1991No. 92A03-9004-CR-146PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

STATON, Judge.

Jimmy Dean Platt appeals his convictions for operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated 1 and for operating a motor vehicle with a blood aleohol content (BAC) of .10% or more. 2 Although Platt raises nine allegations of trial court error, we need only address the first issue to resolve this appeal. That issue is whether the trial court erred by denying Platt's motion to suppress evidence.

We reverse.

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2Cases cited18 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. United States v. CortezSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
  4. Adams v. WilliamsSupreme Court of the United States · 1972
  5. Michigan v. ChesternutSupreme Court of the United States · 1988

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Platt v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
  2. Bentley v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. State v. HeuckIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  4. Platt v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1992

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