Jeffrey L. Awbrey v. State of Indiana

── Jeffrey L. Awbrey v. State of Indiana ── Case No.: 21A-CR-02867 Court: Indiana Court of Appeals Date: July 06, 2022 Author: Judge Elizabeth Tavitas County of Origin: Morgan County Category: Criminal Decision: Reversed Judge Riley and Judge May concur On December 14, 2018, Indiana State Trooper Wyatt Phillips was conducting a traffic stop at a gas station when Awbrey drove past and waved at him in the parking lot. Trooper Phillips ran Awbrey’s license plate number and discovered that Awbrey’s driver’s license had been suspended. Trooper Phillips then initiated a traffic stop. When Trooper Philips approached Awbrey’s vehicle, Awbrey asked that Trooper Phillips “not take [Awbrey] to jail.” Tr. Vol. II p. 185.