City of Middletown v. Blevins

This cause came on to be heard upon an appeal from the Mid-dletown Municipal Court of Butler County, Ohio.

This is an appeal by defendant-appellant, Charles Blevins, from his conviction in the Middletown Municipal Court for failing to maintain reasonable control of his automobile.

On July 5,1985, Middletown Police Officer Roger Knabel responded to a call from Ruthie’s Drive-In, which is a food preparation establishment in the city of Middletown. Upon his arrival, he observed appellant’s automobile lodged atop a guardrail next to the drive-in. Upon approaching appellant, Knabel suspected he was…