Legal Opinion
State v. Featherstone
Ohio Court of Appeals
Decided November 5, 2002No. 02AP-187 (REGULAR CALENDAR)PublishedCited by 12 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
Peggy Bryant, Judge.
{¶ 1} Plaintiff-appellant, state of Ohio, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas granting the motion to suppress of defendant-appellee, Arthur W. Featherstone. Plaintiff assigns a single error:
{¶ 2} “The trial court erred when it granted the motion to suppress.”
{¶ 3} Because the law enforcement officers lacked probable cause to arrest defendant for littering, we affirm.
{¶ 4} Pursuant to an indictment filed October 24, 2001, defendant was charged with one count of possession of cocaine in violation of R.C. 2925.11, a felony of the fifth degree.…
2Cases cited15 opinions
- Katz v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1967
- Coolidge v. New HampshireSupreme Court of the United States · 1971
- Carroll v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1925
- Whren v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
- Ornelas v. United StatesSupreme Court of the United States · 1996
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3Cited by12 opinions
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