State v. Gibbs

OPINION

BAKER, Judge.. The State of Indiana appeals the trial court's ruling granting Gibbs's motion to dismiss the criminal charge against him for carrying a handgun without a license on school property, a class C felony. 1 Specifically, the State claims that the trial court ignored the plain language of the criminal statute when it ruled that possession of an inoperable handgun could not serve as the basis of the charge against Gibbs.

FACTS

The undisputed facts are that on November 13, 2000, the Principal of Conners-ville Senior High School received an anonymous telephone call stating that…