Legal Opinion

Mesarosh v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided January 12, 2004No. 51A01-0302-CR-56PublishedCited by 4 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge.

James C. Mesarosh, II appeals his conviction for escape 1 as a Class C felony, raising a number of issues for review. We need not address most of them, because our resolution of the following issue renders them moot: whether sufficient evidence supports Mesarosh's conviction where, at the time of his flight, the apprehending officer allowed Mesarosh to drive his own car and perform errands prior to being taken into custody.

We reverse and remand with instructions.

FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY

On May 26, 2002, Deputy Town Marshal Todd Eckert saw Mesarosh walking towards his…

2Cases cited6 opinions

  1. Miranda v. ArizonaSupreme Court of the United States · 1966
  2. Ritchie v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1963
  3. Peterson v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1968
  4. Anglin v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2003
  5. Anderson v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996

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3Cited by4 opinions

  1. Rowe v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2004
  2. Campbell v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2005
  3. Jason A. Mejia v. State of IndianaIndiana Court of Appeals · 2013
  4. Justin P. Norton and Randall E. Myers v. State of Indiana (mem. dec.)Indiana Court of Appeals · 2020

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