Legal Opinion
Stevens v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided October 30, 1998No. 10A01-9804-CR-156PublishedCited by 11 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
BAKER, Judge.
Appellant-defendant, Deborah J. Stevens, appeals her conviction for Dealing in Cocaine, 1 a Class A felony. Specifically, she contends that the trial court erred in denying her motion to suppress evidence obtained during a warrantless search of her vehicle, and that she was denied effective assistance of trial counsel. 2
FACTS
In the early morning hours of April 24, 1994, Stevens and a passenger were stopped by Jeffersonville police officer Kevin Morían after he observed Stevens’ car make an illegal left turn. Officer Morían asked Stevens to exit the vehicle and noticed that…
2Cases cited22 opinions
- Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
- New York v. BeltonSupreme Court of the United States · 1981
- Harris v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
- Colorado v. BertineSupreme Court of the United States · 1987
- California v. AcevedoSupreme Court of the United States · 1991
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3Cited by11 opinions
- Impson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
- VanPelt v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2001
- Sebastian v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2000
- Strangeway v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1999
- Brandon L. Jones v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2017
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