Consensual Encounter

If Law Enforcement Incorrectly Determines that Probable Cause was Not Established Can an Appellate Court Later Determine that There was Probable Cause and Admit the Evidence?

By Admin|2023-03-26T20:26:23-04:00March 27th, 2023|Consensual Encounter, First District Appellate Court of Ohio, Investigative Detention, Plain View|

Yes! Taken together, these facts established a "fair probability" that the car [...]

Is Knocking on an Occupied Vehicle’s Window a ‘Physical Trespass’ that Requires Reasonable Suspicion?

By Admin|2023-03-27T09:49:55-04:00March 24th, 2023|Consensual Encounter, First District Appellate Court of Ohio, Investigative Detention, Plain View|

No! Contrary to Mr. Collins’s argument that his encounter with Officer Condon w [...]