Thomas Pinner v. State of Indiana

OPINION

MAY, Judge.

[1] Thomas Pinner appeals the denial of his motion to suppress. As no reasonable suspicion justified the investigatory stop, we reverse.

Facts and Procedural History

[2] On February 20, 2015, Indianapolis Metropolitan Police Department officers Jason Palmer and George Stewart responded to a call from a cab driver regarding a passenger who dropped a handgun when exiting the cab at the Studio Movie Grill. The cab driver described the passenger as “a black male wearing a blue jacket [accompanied by] a black female with blonde hair.” (App. at 13.) The driver indicated he was…