Legal Opinion

Mordacq v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided January 21, 1992No. 09A05-9107-CR-235PublishedCited by 26 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BARTEAU, Judge.

Celeste Mordacq was convicted in a bench trial of operating a vehicle with at least .10% blood alcohol content, a Class C misdemeanor. Her appeal argues the evidence was insufficient. We agree, and reverse.

FACTS

In the early morning of January 19, 1991 Logansport police officer Rozzi noticed a car parked in the 100 block of 7th Street with its engine running. Rozzi continued on his rounds. Approximately an hour later, at around 3:30 a.m., having returned to 7th St. and noticing the same car, still running and appearing unmoved from before, Rozzi decided to investigate further.…

2Cases cited14 opinions

  1. Rose v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1976
  2. Smith v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1986
  3. Chilcutt v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1989
  4. Hiegel v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1989
  5. Garland v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1983

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3Cited by26 opinions

  1. Jellison v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1995
  2. Allman v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
  3. Dorsett v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
  4. Clark v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993
  5. State v. StammIndiana Court of Appeals · 1993

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