State v. Dubose

Waite, Judge.

{¶ 1} Appellant, Manuel Dubose, was convicted in the Mahoning County Court of Common Pleas on one count of possession of heroin. Prior to his arrest on this charge, he had been stopped by police for driving with a cracked windshield. During the stop, his girlfriend arrived at the scene, spoke with appellant, and was seen receiving from appellant a can that was sandwiched between some papers. The can was immediately confiscated and examined by the police, who discovered that it had a false bottom and actually contained heroin. Appellant filed a motion to suppress the evidence due…