City of Cleveland v. Austin

On June 7, 1976, defendant-appellant Dexter Austin was convicted of three traffic violations: driving without a license in violation of Section 9.3109 of the Codified Ordinances of the city of Cleveland; reckless driving in violation of Section 9.1304 of the Codified Ordinances of the city of Cleveland; 1 and eluding a police officer in violation of R. C. 4511.02.

The record reveals that on December 5, 1975, police officer David Cavulic observed defendant run a stop sign. In a marked police car, Officer Cavulic proceeded to follow defendant’s vehicle. When defendant sped up, Officer Cavulic…