State v. Nixon

Citations

• 2023 Ohio 1160

Syllabus

The trial court did not err by failing to suppress drug evidence discovered in appellant's vehicle during a lawful traffic stop. Regardless of whether the initial protective search of appellant's vehicle was appropriate, the drugs would have been inevitably discovered during an inventory search that was subsequently conducted of the vehicle. The inventory search was lawful because it was conducted in accordance with the police department's standardized, routine tow policy. Judgment affirmed.