Legal Opinion
Johnson v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided February 10, 1988No. 02A04-8707-CR-213PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
CONOVER, Judge.
Defendant-Appellant Nathaniel Johnson (Johnson) appeals his conviction for operating a motor vehicle while his driving privileges were suspended. IC 9-12-3-1.
We reverse.
Because we reverse, we address only one issue, whether Johnson was "operating" a motor vehicle within the meaning of IC 9-12-8-1.
On June 25, 1986, Officer Daniel Taylor (Taylor) observed a 1976 gold Mark IV automobile parked off the roadway on Indianapolis Boulevard in Allen County. Taylor stopped to investigate and found Johnson in the driver's seat. Johnson explained the car was disabled and demonstrated the…
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