Legal Opinion
Jefferson v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 23, 2002No. 49A02-0203-CR-183PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
RILEY, Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
Appellant-Defendant, Wendy Jefferson (Jefferson), appeals her conviction for possession of marijuana, a Class A misdemeanor, Ind.Code § 35-48-4-11.
ISSUE
Jefferson raises one issue for review, which we restate as follows: whether the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress.
We reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On November 1, 2001, Officer Brian Morris (Morris) of the Indianapolis Police Department (IPD) was on a routine patrol in his unmarked police car when he saw Jefferson sitting behind the wheel of an automobile parked illegally in the…
2Cases cited15 opinions
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3Cited by9 opinions
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