Legal Opinion

John Wilson v. City of Zanesville, Jay Vinsel, Charles Rush, Deke Miedel

Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit

Decided January 16, 1992No. 91-3464PublishedCited by 13 opinions

1Opinion of the Court

BOYCE F. MARTIN, Jr., Circuit Judge.

On September 20, 1989, Zanesville police officer Deke Miedel entered the Smokestack, a tobacco shop owned by John Wilson, and purchased two items from Wilson’s employee. Miedel taped his conversation with the employee using a hidden pocket tape recorder. Following the purchase, Miedel and another officer, without a warrant, seized items valued at $850 including glass, ceramic, and brass pipes; wire screens; water pipes; and scales. The officers seized the items pursuant to Zanes-ville’s Drug Paraphernalia Ordinance, Chapter 514. Wilson requested that the…

2Cases cited22 opinions

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