State v. Bock

This cause came on to be heard upon an appeal from the Court of Common Pleas of Clinton County.

On February 6, 1983, John Nicely observed an unidentified individual entering the garage at 136 High Street, Wilmington, Clinton County, Ohio. Nicely was standing in the driveway of his home at 133 High Street, located across the street from the house numbered 136. Anthony Stephens, who owned the residence at 136 High Street, had asked Nicely to keep an eye on the house in his (Stephens’) absence so Nicely immediately crossed the street to investigate.

The garage at 136 High Street is a squat,…