Legal Opinion
State v. Wallace
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided August 10, 2001No. H-01-009, Trial Court No. 00-TRC-13052PublishedCited by 9 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Handwork, Judge.
This is an appeal by the state from a decision of the Norwalk Municipal Court to grant a motion to suppress presented by Michael Wallace. Because we find that the trial court did not err when it ruled that the officer illegally stopped Wallace before the officer had reasonable, articulable suspicion that Wallace was engaged in criminal activity, we affirm the ruling of the trial court granting Wallace’s motion to suppress.
In November 2000, Wallace was arrested by an officer of the Norwalk Police Department and was charged with driving under the influence of alcohol, in…
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