State v. Bates, Unpublished Decision (6-13-2001)

OPINION Defendant-appellant Robert D. Bates, Sr. appeals the denial by the Coshocton County Court of Common Pleas of Defendant-appellant's Motion to Suppress. Plaintiff-appellee is the State of Ohio.

STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND CASE

On the evening of April 14, 2000, Sergeant Christopher Walters of the Village of West Lafayette Police Department, who was also a Coshocton County Deputy Sheriff, was dispatched to a report of shots fired in the Village of West Lafayette on East Seventh Street. Upon arrival at the scene, Sergeant Walters noticed a large crowd of juveniles along with numerous…