State v. Carr

Delaney, Judge.

{¶ 1} This is an appeal from the Perry County Municipal Court involving the question whether a state park officer can stop a boat to conduct a safety inspection without reasonable suspicion of 'wrongdoing.

{¶ 2} On June 4, 2005, defendant-appellant, Kevin M. Carr, was arrested for a violation of R.C. 1547.11, operation of a boat under the influence of alcohol. Appellant filed a motion to suppress, arguing that “[t]he Officer lacked reasonable and articulable suspicion based on specific and articulable facts that the Defendant had been or was engaged in criminal activity, and…