Legal Opinion
Wilson v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided April 16, 2001No. 55S01-0104-CR-208PublishedCited by 54 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
ON PETITION TO TRANSFER
DICKSON, Justice
As a result of a handgun found during a police pat-down search in the course of a traffic stop for speeding, the defendant, Derek Wilson, was convicted of possession of a handgun without a license, a class A misdemeanor. 1 The Court of Appeals affirmed. Wilson v. State, 727 N.E.2d 775 (Ind.Ct.App.2000). The defendant seeks transfer, asserting that the pat-down search was a violation of the Fourth Amendment. We grant transfer and reverse.
On January 17, 1999, an Indiana State Police trooper observed Wilson's vehicle traveling at 72 m.p.h. When Wilson…
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