City of Cleveland v. Santana, Unpublished Decision (4-18-2002)

JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

¶ 1 This is an appeal from an order of Cleveland Municipal Judge Ronald B. Adrine that denied Hector Santana's motion to suppress evidence of his use and possession of marijuana, after which he pleaded no contest to charges of speeding,1 driving under the influence (DUI),2 and driving under suspension (DUS).3 He claims he was unlawfully arrested for a misdemeanor offense and that evidence obtained pursuant to that arrest must be suppressed. We disagree, because the circumstances here show that discovery of the evidence was inevitable.

¶ 2 On May 5, 2001, Cleveland…