Legal Opinion
Lindsey v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided November 9, 2009No. 29A02-0902-CR-196PublishedCited by 34 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
VAIDIK, Judge.
Case Summary
In this case, we decide that the exigent cireumstance of officer safety justified Officer Charles Kruse's actions in opening wider Joshua P. Lindsey's car door and visually inspecting the car's interior. Officer Kruse saw Lindsey run into a store, brandish a weapon, and leave the store heading in the direction of the car, which had its driver's side door ajar. Given these facts, it was reasonable for Officer Kruse to believe that the car may have been Lindsey's getaway car and that an accomplice, possibly also armed, may have been inside. Because the contents…
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