Legal Opinion
Will Thomas v. State of Indiana
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided September 7, 2017No. 27S02-1703-CR-170PublishedCited by 30 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition to Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 27A02-1602-CR-374
David, Justice.
Will Thomas was found guilty of Class A felony dealing in a narcotic drug, and now appeals his conviction under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution. For the reasons discussed herein, we find Thomas’s arrest was lawful and the evidence recovered was admissible. Accordingly, we affirm the trial court’s conviction.
Facts and Procedural History
This case arose from an arrest for dealing in narcotic drugs. On April 7, 2014, the Joint Effort Against Narcotics (“JEAN”) Team Drug Task…
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