Legal Opinion
Armstrong v. State
Indiana Supreme Court
Decided June 15, 2006No. 26S05-0606-CR-212PublishedCited by 37 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 26A05-0401-CR-12
RUCKER, Justice.
We hold today that a driver of a vehicle who leaves the scene of an accident resulting in injury or death may be held criminally responsible even if the driver’s vehicle did not strike the injured or deceased party.
Facts and Procedural History
In the early evening hours of May 31, 2003 Michael C. Armstrong was driving his Ford Expedition along County Road 400 West in Gibson County. Craig Mobley sat in the passenger seat. At some point Mobley apparently opened the passenger door and jumped from the…
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