State v. Hale

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 176 Ohio St.3d 720.] THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. HALE, APPELLANT. [Cite as State v. Hale,

2024-Ohio-4866.] Criminal law—Warrantless seizure—Fourth Amendment to United States Constitution—A passenger who has alighted from a parked vehicle may be detained by law-enforcement officers under Fourth Amendment as part of an investigatory stop of vehicle’s driver long enough to allow officers to dispel any reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal activity officers had for initiating the stop, and detention of the passenger may…