Court Opinion

ID: 9505485
Source: CourtListenerOpinion
Date Created: 2023-08-06 20:05:29.82894+00
Date Added: 2024-06-11T09:04:31.997764
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RUCKER, Justice,
dissenting.
I agree with the majority that the issue in this case is not whether a common hallway is a public place. Having said that, it is clear that Robertson was perfectly within his right to possess the handgun inside his apartment. I am troubled that Robertson is transformed from a law-abiding citizen one moment into a misdemean-ant the next by merely stepping a few feet outside his doorway while the handgun is still in his possession. From my perspective the Court of Appeals has the better view: "the area immediately outside of a person's apartment is a part of that person's dwelling." Robertson v. State, 740 N.E.2d 574, 576 (Ind.Ct.App.2000). I therefore dissent and would reverse the judgment of the trial court.