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Ind. Code § 35-33-3-5

"Fresh pursuit" defined

Applied in 1 court decision — leading case Clement v. State (1988)

Most recently applied in Clement v. State (June 1988)

As added by Acts 1981, P.L.298, SEC.2.

Sec. 5. The term "fresh pursuit" as used in this chapter shall include fresh pursuit as defined by the common law, and also the pursuit of a person who has committed a felony or who reasonably is suspected of having committed a felony. It shall also include the pursuit of a person suspected of having committed a supposed felony, though no felony actually has been committed, if there is reasonable ground for believing that a felony has been committed. Fresh pursuit shall not necessarily imply instant pursuit, but pursuit without unreasonable delay.

Official source: Indiana General Assembly. Reproduced from public-domain Indiana statutes; confirm against the official source for the current text. Not legal advice.