Legal Opinion
Henderson v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided September 1, 1999No. 49S05-9908-CR-440PublishedCited by 77 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
How close to someone else’s licensed handgun can you get before the law deems you to be “carrying” it without a license? The evidence in Anthony Henderson’s case showed proximity, but no apparent action to exercise dominion over the gun. This was insufficient to sustain his conviction. We therefore reverse.
Facts and Procedural History
On July 5, 1997, Anthony Henderson was riding home from a barbeque in a car driven by his friend Jamal Finch. About fifteen minutes after leaving the party, Officer Robert Neeley of the Indianapolis Police Department stopped the car. The…
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