State v. Brown

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 3684

Syllabus

Officers did not conduct a search implicating the Fourth Amendment when they peered into appellant's vehicle located in a public parking lot. The officers, while looking into the vehicle, observed what they immediately recognized as probable methamphetamine. This plain view discovery allowed the officers to conduct a warrantless seizure of the probable contraband which, upon testing, was confirmed to be methamphetamine. Under these facts, the trial court correctly overruled appellant's motion to suppress. Judgment affirmed.