State v. Berry

Fain, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Paul Berry, appeals from his conviction and sentence, following a no-contest plea to the charges of possession of criminal tools and possession of drug paraphernalia. Berry contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress evidence obtained as the result of an unlawful search and seizure of his residence. We agree with the trial court’s conclusion that Fairborn firefighters and police officers acted reasonably in the course of events leading up to the discovery of what appeared to be a marijuana-growing apparatus in a closet in…