Legal Opinion
State v. Batchili
Ohio Supreme Court
Decided May 23, 2007No. 2005-2420PublishedCited by 189 opinions
1Opinion of the CourtO’Connor, J.
{¶ 1} In this case, we are called upon to determine whether the Fourth Amendment is violated when a police officer conducting a traffic stop calls for a canine “walk around” while waiting for the results of a criminal background check. We conclude that constitutional protections of the Fourth Amendment were not violated by the police action in this case.
I. Background
{¶ 2} Lacina Batchili was convicted after a jury trial of one count of theft and one count of receiving stolen property. The evidence produced at trial resulted from a traffic stop on the Ohio Turnpike on January 29, 2003. Before…
2Cases cited11 opinions
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- Delaware v. ProuseSupreme Court of the United States · 1979
- United States v. ArvizuSupreme Court of the United States · 2002
- United States v. SharpeSupreme Court of the United States · 1985
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