Gaddie v. State
Annotate this CaseAppellant 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.
Some case metadata and case summaries were written with the help of AI, which can produce inaccuracies. You should read the full case before relying on it for legal research purposes.
This site is protected by reCAPTCHA and the Google Privacy Policy and Terms of Service apply.