State v. Ferguson

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 4153

Syllabus

The trial court did not err by overruling appellant's motion to suppress evidence. The encounter between appellant and the police officer was consensual, and appellant voluntarily admitted that he was carrying a concealed handgun for which he did not have a permit. This gave the officer probable cause to search him, which led to the discovery of drugs. Appellant's sentence under the Reagan Tokes Law was not unlawful the Law is not unconstitutional either because it violates the separation-of-powers doctrine or because it violates due process. Judgment affirmed. (Froelich, J., concurring.)