Phillip T. Billingsley v. State of Indiana

OPINION

NAJAM, Judge.

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Phillip T. Billingsley appeals his conviction for possession of marijuana, as a Class D felony, following a bench trial. Billings-ley raises three issues for our review, which we consolidate and restate as the following two issues:

1. Whether the officer responding to a 9-1-1 call initiated an investigatory stop of Billingsley or, instead, placed Billingsley under arrest when the officer withdrew his firearm upon his arrival at the scene; and

2. Whether the responding officer had a reasonable and articulable suspicion to initiate an investigatory stop of…