State v. Bakst

Defendant-appellant Sanford Bakst (“defendant”) was convicted in a jury trial of operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, in violation of R.C. 4511.19(A)(1). On appeal, he contends in six assignments of error that the trial court erred in the following actions: (1) the overruling of his motion to suppress evidence, because the arresting officer had no probable cause; (2) the admission of “highly prejudicial and totally irrelevant statements” that he made to the arresting officers; (3) the admission of evidence of his refusal to take a urine test for the concentration of…