State v. Guthrie

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 5458

Syllabus

The trial court did not err in denying defendant's motion to suppress on the basis of the automobile exception for a warrantless search. Officers identified several indicators of drug activity in defendant's vehicle in plain view and thus had probable cause to conduct a warrantless search of the interior of the vehicle, including behind a visibly displaced panel within the vehicle, to find more evidence of illegal drug activity.