Phillip Griffin v. State of Indiana
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
SHEPARD, Senior Judge.
Citizens are obliged to obey a police officer’s order to stop when the officer has probable cause or reasonable suspicion to believe that criminal activity may be afoot. When there is no indication of possible criminal activity, does a citizen who walks away commit the crime of resisting arrest by departing? We think it cannot be so, consistent with the Fourth Amendment, and reverse appellant Phillip Griffin’s conviction for resisting law enforcement.
On the other hand, whether Griffin’s conviction for battering- an officer while being placed under arrest stands on…
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2Cases cited21 opinions
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- Richardson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1999
- Overstreet v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
- Woods v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1989
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3Cited by6 opinions
- M.J. v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
- Donald Murdock v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
- Donald Murdock v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2014
- George McDade v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2015
- Griffin v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 2014
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