State v. Martin

CALLAHAN, Judge.

{¶ 1} Defendant-Appellant, Joseph Martin, appeals from the judgment of the Stow Municipal Court, denying his motions to suppress. This Court affirms.

I

{¶ 2} Late one evening, Officer Max Westfall responded to Akron-Peninsula Road based on a report that a female had jumped from a moving car. Upon his arrival, he found Mr. Martin on the roadside next to the injured female, who had been the only passenger in the car Mr. Martin had been driving. Officer Westfall spoke with Mr. Martin and detected a strong odor of alcohol coming from his person. Because he also detected several…