SHEPARD, Chief Justice.
This case requires us to decide whether an officer who tries to fit a gas cap on a truck belonging to a defendant whom he is arresting has violated the Fourth Amendment prohibition against unreasonable searches.
Appellant John R. Dumbsky was convicted of robbery, a class B felony, Ind. Code § 35-42-5-1 (Burns 1985 Repl.). The trial court sentenced him to twelve years.
Besides his Fourth Amendment claim, Dumbsky raises three...
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