Gaddie v. State

Appellant was charged with Resisting Law Enforcement by fleeing after being ordered to stop by a law enforcement officer. After a bench trial, the trial court found Appellant guilty of the charge. On appeal, Appellant argued that the evidence was insufficient to support the conviction. The Supreme Court affirmed, holding (1) the statute defining the offense of Resisting Law Enforcement by fleeing after being ordered to stop must be understood to require that a law enforcement officer’s order to stop be based on reasonable suspicion or probable cause; and (2) under the circumstances of this case, there was not sufficient evidence to prove the element that the officer’s order to stop rested on probable cause or reasonable suspicion. View "Gaddie v. State" on Justia Law