Nicholas v. City of Cleveland

On April 1, 1929, the Legislature of Ohio adopted a Code, codifying the state’s laws of criminal procedure. This Code repealed, in toto, the then existing chapter of the General Code relating to search warrants. In the newly enacted Code (113 Ohio Laws, 137), under the title “Search Warrants,” the Legislature adopted the following provision controlling the future issue of search warrants (Section 13430-3, General Code): “A warrant for search shall not be issued until there is filed with the judge or magistrate, an affidavit particularly describing the house or place to be searched, the person…