State v. Hipple, Unpublished Decision (5-21-1999)

OPINION

Defendant, Rudolph L. Hipple, appeals from his convictions on three counts of Carrying Concealed Weapons, R.C. 2923.12(A).

On January 16, 1998, Hipple was stopped by Trooper Jeffrey Kramer of the Ohio State Highway Patrol on Interstate Route 75 for a traffic violation. Trooper Kramer asked Hipple to sit in his cruiser while he issued a citation. Before he put Hipple in his cruiser, Trooper Kramer asked Hipple if he had any weapons on his person. Hipple replied that he did, and directed Trooper Kramer to where three loaded firearms were concealed there. Trooper Kramer then retrieved a…