State v. Smith, 22279 (12-28-2007)

OPINION

{¶ 1} Steven Smith was found guilty of possession of heroin and possession of cocaine after pleading no contest to two counts of an indictment charging these offenses. He was sentenced to concurrent sentences of two years (mandatory) and six months. Smith has appealed, advancing two assignments of error arising out of his unsuccessful motion to suppress evidence. Although not completely clear from his appellate brief, Smith appears to contend that (1) the police did not have a reasonable, articulable suspicion to make a protective search of the lunge area of his car and (2) the police…