Tenth District Appellate Court of Ohio

If an Officer Establishes Probable Cause to Search a Suspect based on the Smell of Marijuana … Should the Officer Attempt to Pat Down the Suspect for Officer Safety under Terry?

By Admin|2023-07-28T22:31:27-04:00May 15th, 2023|Pat Down, Search Incident to Arrest, Tenth District Appellate Court of Ohio, Traffic Stops|

[W]e find the state did not satisfy its burden in the trial court of establishi [...]

Can a Vehicle be Impounded for Excessive Window Tint?

By Admin|2022-10-30T16:25:04-04:00October 29th, 2022|Tenth District Appellate Court of Ohio, Vehicle Search|

Once the officers determined that it would be necessary to impound the vehicle, [...]

Can a Hidden Compartment be considered “Reasonably Accessible” for Purposes of a Vehicle Inventory?

By Admin|2022-06-14T18:54:45-04:00June 17th, 2022|Impounding, Tenth District Appellate Court of Ohio, Vehicle Search|

Discovery of the bags of heroin in the space behind the access panel pursuant t [...]

Can a Law Enforcement Officer Handcuff a Suspect During Investigative Detention?

By Admin|2021-08-07T08:38:06-04:00August 6th, 2021|Handcuffing, Investigative Detention, Sixth Circuit, Tenth District Appellate Court of Ohio|

Maybe, kind-a sort of, not always … but sometimes. Recently I posted an article [...]

Trial Court Judge Makes Feeble Attempt at Creating the Singularity of Circumstances Legal Doctrine

By Admin|2021-06-19T07:15:04-04:00June 18th, 2021|Probable Cause, Protective Sweep, Reasonable Suspicion, Tenth District Appellate Court of Ohio|

Thus, based on these facts, we conclude the officers' search of the vehicle's p [...]

Thomas tried to impersonate Snoop Dogg in Court but Would it Impress the Judge?

By Admin|2021-01-31T18:21:00-05:00January 25th, 2021|Probable Cause, Reasonable Suspicion, Tenth District Appellate Court of Ohio, Tipping Citizens|

When the judge swore Mr. Berrian in, the judge did notice a strong odor of burn [...]