Hill v. State

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Dejuan Hill appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon, a Class B felony, following a jury trial. Hill presents a single dispositive issue for our review, namely, whether the trial court abused its discretion when it admitted evidence obtained by police following a Terry stop and pat-down search of his person.

We reverse.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On April 9, 2009, at approximately 10:30 p.m., officers with the Anderson Police Department initiated a traffic stop, and an occupant of the stopped vehicle fled…