State v. Maxwell

The facts in this case are that Officer Norton of the Miami Township police charged the defendant Richard J. Maxwell with reckless operation of a motor vehicle. The testimony presented by Officer Norton, who was the only witness for the State of Ohio, is that on the 5th day of May of 1978, at approximately eleven o’clock a. m., while Officer Norton was off duty, he observed the defendant westbound on State Route 725 in Miami Township, Montgomery County. The testimony of the officer indicates that he followed the defendant or was in front of the defendant for a period of approximately two and…