Legal Opinion

Jones v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided September 25, 1980No. 2-979A284PublishedCited by 10 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

YOUNG, Presiding Judge.

Robert Tillman Jones appeals 1 his conviction in a jury-waived trial for possession of heroin, in violation of the 1935 Narcotics Act. He argues that the trial court erred in refusing at a pre-trial suppression hearing and again at trial to suppress evidence allegedly obtained in violation of his Fourth Amendment rights. As a corollary, appellant argues that if the evidence claimed to be illegally seized is suppressed, there is insufficient remaining evidence to sustain his conviction. Because we conclude that the evidence was properly admissible and, therefore, that…

2Cases cited28 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Schneckloth v. BustamonteSupreme Court of the United States · 1973
  3. Aguilar v. TexasSupreme Court of the United States · 1964
  4. Spinelli v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1969
  5. United States v. WatsonSupreme Court of the United States · 1975

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3Cited by10 opinions

  1. Ackerman v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  2. Harless v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1991
  3. Byrd v. StateSupreme Court of Florida · 1985
  4. Davis v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2009
  5. Conwell v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999

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