State v. Newton

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 3653

Syllabus

Child pornography pandering illegal use of a minor motion to suppress manifest weight. Police officers had reasonable suspicion, supported by articulable facts, that the individuals in the vehicle were engaged in criminal activity, and therefore, the stop was justified. Because the stop was justified, probable cause existed to search the phone found in the vehicle, regardless of ownership of the phones. Newton's convictions for pandering, illegal use of a minor, and possession of criminal tools was not against the manifest weight of the evidence. The jury could reasonably infer from all of the evidence that Newton was the person responsible for placing the child pornography on his computer and his cell phone.