Bridgewater v. State

OPINION

BARNES, Judge.

Case Summary

Matthew Bridgewater brings this interlocutory appeal challenging the denial of his motion to suppress evidence discovered during a pat-down search,. We reverse.

Issue

Bridgewater raises two issues for our review, but we address only the dispositive issue of whether the State failed to establish specific and articulable facts showing that the police had a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity when they stopped him. 1

Facts

At approximately 11:80 p.m. on May 9, 2002, Indianapolis Police Officer Brady Ball patrolled the area of the 700 block of Fairfield Avenue…