WASHINGTON v. STATE

No. 49A02-0907-CR-649.

922 N.E.2d 109 (2010)

Melvin WASHINGTON, Appellant-Defendant, v. STATE of Indiana, Appellee-Plaintiff.

Court of Appeals of Indiana.

March 4, 2010.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Sakinna Thomas, Indianapolis, IN, Attorney for Appellant.

Gregory F. Zoeller, Attorney General of Indiana, Stephen Tesmer, Deputy Attorney General, Indianapolis, IN, Attorneys for Appellee.


OPINION

KIRSCH, Judge.

Melvin Washington brings this interlocutory appeal of the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress evidence discovered during a search of his automobile. Although he contends that the search violated both the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution and Article 1, Section 11 on the Indiana Constitution, we find the following issue dispositive: whether the warrantless search of Washington's vehicle to find a handgun...

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