Patrick D. Sullivan

In Gunn v. State, Ken Gunn was charged with Class A misdemeanor carrying a handgun without a license after a traffic stop led to discovery of his expired permit. The trial court denied his motion to suppress evidence from the stop, which an officer had initiated after observing Gunn make a left turn into the outer lane of a four-lane road rather than the inner lane closest to the center line. On interlocutory appeal, the court reversed, concluding that the stop violated the Fourth Amendment and Article 1, Section 11 of the Indiana Constitution because Gunn's turn complied with the statute and an officer's mistaken belief about the law does not supply reasonable suspicion for an investigatory stop.

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The case of Lynn v. Greer was an appeal before the Court of Appeals of Indiana. The court issued an unpublished memorandum decision affirming the disposition of the lower court. Senior Judge Sullivan authored the decision, with Judges Najam and Riley concurring.

procedure

The case Clover v. State was a criminal appeal before the Indiana Court of Appeals. The court issued an unpublished memorandum decision affirming the lower court's ruling. All three judges on the panel concurred in the result, though the excerpt provides no further facts or analysis regarding the underlying charges or issues presented on appeal.

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The case involved George Finney, a teacher at Westville Correctional Facility, whose employment was terminated after he attempted to bring a cell phone into the facility on two occasions and became belligerent during the resulting investigation. An administrative law judge and the full Indiana State Employees’ Appeals Commission upheld the termination, but Finney sought judicial review. The trial court granted review and remanded, finding the administrative record so deficient—due to inaudible or blank recordings of most witness testimony—that it lacked substantial evidence to support the agency’s decision. On appeal, the court affirmed, holding that the agency failed to preserve an adequate record as required by statute and that Westville could not seek a new hearing after agreeing to proceed on the existing transcript.

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The case King v. State was an appeal to the Indiana Court of Appeals from a criminal proceeding designated as No. 71A05-1007-CR-560. The court disposed of the matter through an unpublished memorandum decision that affirmed the lower court's ruling. Senior Judge Sullivan issued the decision, with Judges Barnes and Bradford concurring in the result.

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Jackson v. State was a criminal appeal before the Indiana Court of Appeals. The court issued an unpublished memorandum decision affirming the disposition of the case below. Senior Judge Sullivan authored the decision, in which Judges Bailey and Vaidik concurred, without elaboration on the specific issues or reasoning in the excerpt provided.

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