CLARKE v. STATE

No. 49S05-0612-CR-496.

868 N.E.2d 1114 (2007)

Mark CLARKE, Appellant (Defendant below), v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee (Plaintiff below).

Supreme Court of Indiana.

June 26, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Michael E. Caudill, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Steve Carter, Attorney General of Indiana, George P. Sherman, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


On Petition To Transfer from the Indiana Court of Appeals, No. 49A05-0508-CR-435

BOEHM, J.

We hold that a police officer who neither explicitly nor implicitly communicates that a person is not free to go about his or her business may ask questions of the person to investigate allegations of criminal activity without implicating the Fourth Amendment or requiring the advisement of rights under the Indiana Constitution.

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