Legal Opinion

Scott Randall v. State of Indiana

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided April 26, 2018No. 49A02-1708-CR-1779PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

Robb, Judge.

Case Summary and Issues

[1] Scott Randall brings this interlocutory appeal from the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence resulting from a police officer's observations while conducting a welfare check. The trial court concluded the welfare check was supported by the community caretaking function. Randall now appeals presenting three issues which we restate as: (1) whether the trial court erroneously applied the community caretaking function; (2) whether Randall's seizure was reasonable under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article 1,…

2Cases cited24 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
  3. Berkemer v. McCartySupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  4. Mincey v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1978
  5. Litchfield v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2005

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3Cited by8 opinions

  1. William Washburn v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2019
  2. Ashley Reid v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2018
  3. Garrett Andrew Plumlee v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020
  4. Joel Thomas Meyer v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2026
  5. Kevin Harris v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2019

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