Legal Opinion

Lewis v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided July 27, 2010No. 49A02-0908-CR-736PublishedCited by 1 opinion

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RILEY, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant-Defendant, Cedric Lewis (Lewis), appeals his conviction for possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, a Class B felony, Ind.Code § 35-47-4-5.1

We reverse.

ISSUE

Lewis raises two issues on appeal, one of which we find dispositive and which we restate as: Whether the trial court properly admitted the handgun found during a warrantless search of Lewis' vehicle.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On May 22, 2008, at approximately 10:00 p.m., Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Officer Romeo Joson (Officer Jo-son) observed a vehicle driven…

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2Cases cited13 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Arizona v. GantSupreme Court of the United States · 2009
  3. Litchfield v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2005
  4. Krise v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2001
  5. Ackerman v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002

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3Cited by1 opinion

  1. Lewis v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2011

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