Legal Opinion
Will Thomas v. State of Indiana
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided December 21, 2016No. 27A02-1602-CR-374PublishedCited by 1 opinion
1Opinion of the Court
BAILEY, Judge.
Case Summary
[1] Will Thomas (“Thomas”) was convicted of Dealing in a Narcotic Drug, as a Class A felony. 1 He now appeals.
[2] We reverse.
Issue
[3] Thomas raises one issue for our review, which we restate as whether the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted into evidence heroin recovered from Thomas after a warrantless arrest following a traffic stop.
Facts and Procedural History
[4] On April 7, 2014, acting on information obtained from an informant, a joint task force of officers from the City of Marion Police Department and the Grant County Sheriffs Office engaged in…
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3Cited by1 opinion
- Will Thomas v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2017