State v. Porter

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 4482

Syllabus

The trial court did not err when it admitted State's Exhibits 1-21 pursuant to Evid.R. 404(B) (other acts evidence), as the danger of unfair prejudice was minimal and the evidence was clearly probative of whether appellant regularly used the vehicle in which he was stopped, and therefore had knowledge that a handgun was in the pocket of the driver's door. The traffic stop based upon the results of a random license plate check did not violate appellant's Fourth Amendment rights, and the trial court did not err when it failed to suppress the evidence obtained from the traffic stop. The trial court did not err when it overruled appellant's Crim.R. 29 motion for acquittal the evidence adduced at trial was sufficient to support appellant's convictions. Judgment affirmed.