State v. Hall-Johnson

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 3512

Syllabus

Trial court decision denying defendant's motion to suppress inventory search of vehicle affirmed. Initial approach of defendant and defendant's vehicle was not an investigatory detention of defendant, initial approach gave officers reasonable suspicion that window tint level of vehicle was prohibited, subsequent confirmation of prohibited tint level authorized officers to impound defendant's vehicle, and officers were required to conduct a preliminary inventory of vehicle contents prior to impoundment.