State v. Caldwell

Citations

• 2021 Ohio 3777

Syllabus

Appellant's motion to suppress evidence obtained from his traffic stop was properly denied where officers smelled burnt marijuana coming from his vehicle, knew appellant was a person of interest in a drug trafficking investigation, and canine alerted to the presence of contraband. Officers did not unreasonably prolong the traffic stop but would nevertheless have been justified in extending it. Officers also had probable cause to search his person pursuant to exigent circumstances and his vehicle pursuant to the automobile exception. Discovery of the drugs was also inevitable.