City of Toledo v. Bateson

Sherck, Judge.

This is an appeal from a suppression order issued by the Toledo Municipal Court which prohibited appellant, city of Toledo, from introducing into evidence testimony concerning the city’s inspection of a beauty salon. Because the trial court properly found appellant’s inspection violative of appellee’s right to be free from unreasonable searches, we affirm the suppression order.

On March 29, 1991, appellee, Rita Bateson, was cited by a city of Toledo Environmental Services inspector for failing to display “no smoking” signs in violation of Toledo Municipal Code 1779.02(c)(2). The…