Legal Opinion
Merchant v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided May 5, 2010No. 02A05-0910-CR-610PublishedCited by 5 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BROWN, Judge.
Jason Merchant appeals his conviction for unlawful possession of a firearm by a serious violent felon. 1 Merchant raises one issue, which we revise and restate as whether the trial court erred by admitting evidence obtained during a warrantless search of Merchant's vehicle. We affirm.
The relevant facts follow. During the afternoon hours of February 17, 2009, Fort Wayne Police Officers Keith Adair and Ronald Partridge responded to reports of a disturbance at 609 Frye Street in Fort Wayne, Indiana. Upon their arrival, the officers observed a black car leave the scene. As the…
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