Jimmy Dean Platt v. State Indiana

Can flight from a law enforcement officer furnish sufficient ground for a limited investigative stop? We hold that it can. Jimmy Dean Platt was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated, a class A misdemeanor, Ind. Code § 9-11-2-2 (West Supp. 1988), and operating a motor vehicle with a blood alcohol content (BAC) of .10% or more, a class C misdemeanor, Ind. Code § 9-11-2-1 (West Supp. 1988).[Footnote 1] The Court of Appeals reversed, holding that the investigative stop of Platts car was unconstitutional. Platt v. State (1991), Ind. App., 568 N.E.2d 1028. The State seeks transfer.