State v. Watkins
Indiana Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
RATLIFF, Chief Judge.
STATEMENT OF THE CASE
The State of Indiana appeals the judgment of the Vanderburgh Circuit Court suppressing evidence of cocaine found in a search of Paul Watkins' luggage and statements made to police by Watkins at the time of the search.1 We reverse.
FACTS
On April 29, 1984, Vanderburgh County Deputy Sheriff Droll received a telephone call from a confidential informant that Paul Watkins was coming into Evansville bringing a lot of drugs and that Droll should check for him at the airport. This particular informant had given Droll information concerning drug trafficking…
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2Cases cited14 opinions
- Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
- Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- United States v. MendenhallSupreme Court of the United States · 1980
- United States v. PlaceSupreme Court of the United States · 1983
- Pirtle v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1975
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3Cited by14 opinions
- Kenner v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
- State v. PeaseIndiana Court of Appeals · 1988
- Rios v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
- Rook v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1997
- Neuhoff v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
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