State v. Culberson

Gwin, Presiding Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, the state of Ohio, appeals a judgment of the Tuscarawas County Common Pleas Court granting appellee’s, Teddy L. Culberson’s, motion to suppress.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND CASE

{¶ 2} On May 17, 2010, Lt. Nakia Hendrix of the Ohio State Highway Patrol was traveling south on Interstate 77 through Tuscarawas County at 3:56 a.m. on his way to work at the Cambridge Post of the highway patrol. Hendrix was traveling 55 m.p.h. when he passed appellee’s vehicle. He noticed that the vehicle had a West Virginia license plate that was canted because it was affixed by…