State v. Certain
Ohio Court of Appeals
1Opinion of the Court
Harsha, Judge.
{¶ 1} The state charged Lucas J. Certain with obstructing official business in violation of R.C. 2921.31 after he fled from a police officer attempting to make an investigative stop. Relying on our decision in State v. Gillenwater (Apr. 2, 1998), Highland App. No. 97CA0935, 1998 WL 150354, the trial court dismissed the criminal complaint against Certain, concluding that “mere flight from a request for a Terry stop does not constitute a violation of obstructing official business.” (See also Terry v. Ohio (1968), 392 U.S. 1, 88 S.Ct. 1868, 20 L.Ed.2d 889.) Because the decision in…
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