State v. Fletcher

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 1006

Syllabus

Trial court did not err in denying appellant's motion to suppress where the officer's action of pushing open the door to visually scan for firearms to ensure his and his fellow officer's safety was reasonable and the minimal intrusion was limited to the exigency that existed. Appellant's convictions for aggravated trafficking in methamphetamine, aggravated possession of methamphetamine, and possession of the drug Clonazepam were supported by sufficient evidence and the manifest weight of the evidence. Trial court committed plain error when it failed to merge appellant's convictions for aggravated trafficking in methamphetamine and aggravated possession of methamphetamine as allied offenses as the offenses are similar in import, were committed with the same animus, and were not committed separately.