State v. Paschal

Colleen Conway Cooney, Judge.

{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, the state of Ohio, appeals the trial court’s decision granting the motion to suppress filed by defendant-appellee, Willie Paschal. Finding no merit to the appeal, we affirm.

{¶ 2} In 2005, Paschal was charged with drug possession. He moved to suppress the evidence found in his vehicle. The following evidence was presented at the suppression hearing.

{¶ 3} Officer Robles was patrolling the area of West 85th Street and Lorain Avenue because he had received numerous drug complaints in that area. At around 9:00 p.m., he observed two men…