State of Tennessee v. James Arthur Evans
Syllabus
A Bledsoe County jury convicted the Defendant, James Arthur Evans, of resisting arrest, a Class B misdemeanor. The trial court sentenced the Defendant to six months suspended to probation after service of twenty days in jail. On appeal, the Defendant asserts that the evidence is insufficient to support his conviction. After review, we affirm the trial court's judgment.
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- “ ‘field interrogation observation’ has been described as an interaction in which a police officer identifies an individual and finds out that person’s business for being in a particular area”
- FIO “has been described as an interaction in which a police officer identifies an individual and finds out that person’s business for being in a particular area”
- police do not effect a seizure merely by asking questions
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Judges: Judge Robert W. Wedemeyer
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