State v. Brown

Bressler, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Scott O. Brown, appeals the decision of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, convicting him of possession of cocaine.

{¶ 2} During the early morning hours of August 1, 2008, two Butler County police officers performed a routine foot patrol at the America’s Best Value Inn in Fairfield, Ohio, a hotel known to harbor drug-related activity. During their watch, the officers heard the repeated use of a lighter inside one of the hotel rooms. Based on the officers’ experience, they suspected that the occupants of the room were lighting a crack…