City of Cleveland v. Becvar

Ann McManamon, Chief Justice.

The city of Cleveland appeals the suppression of certain evidence seized pursuant to a search warrant issued on August 3, 1987. The suppression hearing was upon motions of the defendants, Richard J. Becvar, Jr., Linda Casey, and Irene Warafka, who were charged with pandering obscenity, R.C. 2907.32.

In suppressing the evidence, the judge specified that his ruling was neither based upon, nor did it address the issues of probable cause, unreasonable and unlawful execution, and arrest without a valid warrant, raised by the defendants in their motion. The court chose…