State v. Logsdon

Citations

• 2025 Ohio 298

Syllabus

Appellee was involved in a traffic collision which resulted in the death of a pedestrian and serious injuries to appellee. A few days later, while appellee was still in the hospital, he was questioned by an officer investigating the collision. After appellee was charged with vehicular homicide, the trial court granted appellee's motion to suppress the statements. The trial court erred in suppressing this evidence, because appellee was not in police custody during the hospital interview, his waiver of his Miranda rights was knowing, intelligent, and voluntary, and appellee did not clearly and unambiguously invoke his right to counsel. Judgment reversed and remanded.