Legal Opinion

Lyons v. State

Indiana Court of Appeals

Decided September 18, 2000No. 49A02-9911-CR-779PublishedCited by 21 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

OPINION

RILEY, Judge

STATEMENT OF THE CASE

Appellant-Defendant Macio D. Lyons (Lyons) appeals his convictions of dealing in cocaine, a Class A felony, Ind.Code § 35-48-4-1, and resisting law enforce ment, a Class A misdemeanor, Ind.Code § 35-44-3-3.

We affirm.

ISSUES

Lyons raises four issues for our review, which we consolidate and restate as follows:

1. Whether the trial court improperly admitted the cocaine into evidence because the officers lacked a reasonable suspicion to stop Lyons.

2. Whether Lyons’ consent to search his person and his luggage was valid and voluntary.

3. Whether Lyons’ sentence…

2Cases cited22 opinions

  1. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  2. Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
  3. Platt v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1992
  4. Jones v. StateIndiana Supreme Court · 1995
  5. Singer v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 1996

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3Cited by21 opinions

  1. Kevin M. Clark v. State of IndianaIndiana Supreme Court · 2013
  2. Ackerman v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  3. Reinhart v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2010
  4. Crabtree v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002
  5. Francis v. StateIndiana Court of Appeals · 2002

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