State v. Jones

Citations

• 2022 Ohio 149

Syllabus

State's appeal. The trial court did not err in sustaining defendant-appellee's motion to suppress evidence found in his car. The positioning of a police cruiser at an angle directly in front of appellee's vehicle, which was backed into a parking space at his apartment complex, would have caused a reasonable person in his position to believe he was not free to drive away. Therefore, the trial court correctly found a \show of authority\ that resulted in appellee being seized by police without reasonable suspicion of any criminal activity. State's assignment of error overruled remanded.