Legal Opinion
Stalling v. State
Indiana Court of Appeals
Decided July 13, 1999No. 46A04-9901-CR-33PublishedCited by 28 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
OPINION
KIRSCH, Judge
In this interlocutory appeal, Appellant-Defendant, Michael R. Stalling, challenges the trial court’s denial of his motion to suppress evidence of cocaine seized through a warrantless patdown search of his person. Stalling raises two issues for our review; however, because we find it dispositive, we address only one:
Whether the investigatory stop of Stalling by the police was reasonable under the circumstances.
We reverse.
FACTS AND PROCEDURAL HISTORY
On September 8, 1997, Corporal Mark Swistek of the Michigan City Police Department and two other uniformed officers observed a…
2Cases cited10 opinions
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3Cited by28 opinions
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