State v. Hale

Citations

• 249 N.E.3d 166
• 2024 Ohio 4866
• 176 Ohio St. 3d 720

Syllabus

Criminal law—Warrantless seizure—Fourth Amendment to United States Constitution—A passenger who has alighted from a parked vehicle may be detained by law-enforcement officers under Fourth Amendment as part of an investigatory stop of vehicle's driver long enough to allow officers to dispel any reasonable, articulable suspicion of criminal activity officers had for initiating the stop, and detention of the passenger may continue as facts evolve during encounter that give officers reasonable suspicion to believe the passenger was involved in other criminal activity—Judgment affirmed.