Kenneth Griesemer v. State of Indiana

Opinion

MAY, Judge.

Kenneth Griesemer appeals his conviction of Class A misdemeanor patronizing a prostitute.1 He argues he was entrapped. We reverse.2

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On August 15, 2012, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department Detective Tabatha McLemore was posing as a prostitute on East Washington Street in Indianapolis. Around 2:30 p.m., Griesemer drove past her and stared at her as he passed. A few minutes later, Griesemer drove northbound toward Washington Street on Ewing Street. As he approached the corner of Ewing and Washington Streets, he asked Detective McLemore,…