Johnson v. State

OPINION

MATTINGLY, Judge

Jaron Q. Johnson appeals his conviction after a bench trial of intimidation as a Class A misdemeanor.1 The only issue he submits for our review is whether the evidence presented at trial was sufficient to support the judgment.

We reverse and vacate the conviction.

Facts and Procedural History

On November 5, 1998, an out-of-uniform Sgt. Jerome D. Kreczmer of the South Bend Police Department was driving an unmarked car on Dragoon Trail in St. Joseph County. Kreczmer stopped for a traffic light at the intersection of U.S. 331 and Dragoon Trail directly behind a gray Ford…