Maumee v. Weisner

[This opinion has been published in Ohio Official Reports at 87 Ohio St.3d 295.] CITY OF MAUMEE, APPELLANT, v. WEISNER, APPELLEE. [Cite as Maumee v. Weisner,

1999-Ohio-68.] Criminal law—Police officer makes an investigative stop of an automobile, relying solely upon a dispatch—State must demonstrate at suppression hearing that facts precipitating the dispatch justified a reasonable suspicion of criminal activity—Telephone tip can, by itself, create reasonable suspicion justifying an investigative stop, when. 1. Where an officer making an investigative stop relies solely upon a dispatch, the…