Platt v. State

589 N.E.2d 222 (1992)

Jimmy Dean PLATT, Appellant (Defendant below),

v.

STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

No. 92S03-9203-CR-195.

Supreme Court of Indiana.

March 24, 1992.

Richard J. Thonert, Romero & Thonert, Fort Wayne, for appellant.

Linley E. Pearson, Atty. Gen., Preston W. Black, Deputy Atty. Gen., Indianapolis, for appellee.

SHEPARD, Chief Justice.

Can flight from a law enforcement officer furnish sufficient ground for a limited investigative stop? We hold that it can. Jimmy Dean Platt was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, a class A misdemeanor, Ind. Code §…