State v. Stamm

FRIEDLANDER, Judge.

CASE SUMMARY

The State of Indiana appeals the trial court's order granting the appellee-defen-dant Edmund Stamm's (Stamm) motion to suppress the results of a blood alcohol test.

We reverse.

FACTS

The facts 1 most favorable to the trial court's decision reveal that at approximately 11:05 p.m. on October 20, 1991, Indianapolis police officer Donald Terheide arrived at the seene of a two car accident involving Stamm and another driver. Stamm was not given a breathalyzer at the scene. At Methodist Hospital in Indianapolis, where Stamm was taken after the accident, Indianapolis…