Sec. 5. Arrest is the taking of a person into custody, that he may be held to answer for a crime.
Ind. Code § 35-33-1-5
Definition
Applied in 8 court decisions — leading case Jones v. State (1995)
Most recently applied in Carl T. Wilson v. State of Indiana (March 2018)
As added by P.L.320-1983, SEC.3.
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