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· 6/22/2017

Cleveland v. Maxwell

Citations

  • 2017 Ohio 4442

Syllabus

Operation influence alcohol manifest weight suppress traffic stop probable cause ineffective assistance counsel prejudice field sobriety test futile standards instructions odor psychological factors. Defendant's OVI conviction was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. Counsel was not ineffective for failing to file a motion to suppress the results of defendant's field sobriety test where the motion would have been futile.

Judges: Gallagher

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