· 1/21/1942
Klug v. Palmer
Citations
- 2 F.R.D. 273
- 1942 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 1685
How courts have described this case
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- holding that an officer’s observation of a defendant’s erratic driving, bloodshot and glassy eyes, that she smelled of alcohol, and her admission that she had been drinking “amply supports * * * [a] decision to place [her] under arrest[ ]”
- holding that the officer had probable cause to arrest defendant for driving under the influence where the officer observed erratic driving, that defendant's eyes were red and glassy, her breath smelled of alcohol, and she admitted to consuming three beers
- finding that erratic driving, red, glassy eyes, the smell of alcohol on one's breath, and an admission that one had consumed some alcohol were facts sufficient to support a finding of probable cause to arrest for driving under the influence
- rejecting appellant’s argument that the State cannot prove probable cause for an arrest without admissible field sobriety tests
- \R.C. 2945.72(E) does not apply to charges filed by the state after the defendant's motion is filed\
- erratic driving, red and glassy eyes, odor of alcohol on breath, and admission of consumption of alcoholic beverages established probable cause to arrest
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Judges: Campbell
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