In re D.L.

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 1519

Syllabus

CARRYING A CONCEALED WEAPON — IMPROPER HANDLING OF A FIREARM IN A MOTOR VEHICLE — RECEIVING STOLEN PROPERTY — SUFFICIENCY AND WEIGHT OF THE EVIDENCE — POSSESSION — OBJECTIONS — MAGISTRATE: The trial court's finding that the juvenile constructively possessed a firearm recovered in a vehicle that the juvenile was driving was supported by sufficient evidence and was not against the manifest weight of the evidence where the juvenile was the sole occupant of the vehicle, the firearm was inside a bag located directly underneath the driver's seat of the vehicle, the strap of the bag containing the firearm was hanging out from under the seat, and the juvenile, prior to the traffic stop being initiated, engaged in what the arresting officer believed to be evasive driving behavior. The juvenile's adjudication for receiving stolen property was not supported by sufficient evidence where the State failed to adduce any evidence that the firearm that was the subject of the charge was stolen.