Legal Opinion
Westmoreland v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided April 17, 2012No. 49A04-1107-CR-356PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VAIDIK, Judge.
Case Summary
Charles Westmoreland was a passenger in a vehicle that police stopped for a routine traffic violation. After a police officer determined that there were outstanding warrants for the driver, the officer arrested the driver while another officer removed Westmoreland from the car, handcuffed him, and patted him down for officer safety, finding a baggie of marijuana in his front pocket. Westmoreland now appeals the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress the marijuana, arguing that the pat down was illegal because the officers did not reasonably believe…
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