State v. Beckley

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 4829

Syllabus

MOTION TO SUPPRESS — ANONYMOUS TIP — MANIFEST WEIGHT — DISARMAMENT — POSSESSION OF A FIREARM — CONSTITUTIONAL/CRIMINAL — PLAIN ERROR: The trial court did not err by denying defendant's motion to suppress the fruits of an investigatory stop based on an anonymous tip because the information provided in the anonymous tip was both verifiable and reliable. Defendant's firearm convictions were not against the manifest weight of the evidence because although there were several inconsistencies in the testimony of the officers and the firearm was never identified or introduced into evidence, this was not an exceptional case where the evidence weighed heavily against defendant's convictions. The trial court did not plainly err in failing to dismiss defendant's firearms charges as being unconstitutional where defendant failed to show an obvious error, especially where the law surrounding whether defendant's disarmament is constitutional is unsettled.