Legal Opinion

State v. Dotson

Ohio Court of Appeals

Decided June 22, 2018No. 16 MA 0105PublishedCited by 8 opinions

1Opinion of the CourtDonofrio, J.

{¶ 1} Defendant-appellant, Bryan Dotson, appeals from a Mahoning County Common Pleas Court judgment convicting him of receiving stolen property in the form of a vehicle and tampering with vehicle identifying numbers, following a jury trial.

{¶ 2} On May 22, 2014, Ohio State Highway Patrol Trooper Erik Golias initiated a traffic stop of appellant on State Route 46 in Mahoning County, Ohio. Trooper Golias initiated the traffic stop due to appellant's truck not displaying a front-end license plate. Appellant was operating a Dodge Ram pickup truck.

{¶ 3} Upon approaching appellant's vehicle,…

2Cases cited48 opinions

  1. Strickland v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 1984
  2. Terry v. OhioSupreme Court of the United States · 1968
  3. Crawford v. WashingtonSupreme Court of the United States · 2004
  4. State v. ThompkinsOhio Supreme Court · 1997
  5. Chambers v. MaroneySupreme Court of the United States · 1970

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3Cited by8 opinions

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