State v. Sargent

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 5464

Syllabus

CRIMINAL LAW – motion to suppress following a hearing State appeal probable cause versus reasonable suspicion standard traffic stop R.C. 4513.05(A) license plate light no credible evidence or testimony establishing a traffic violation the record fails to show that Sargent's rear license plate was not illuminated and legible from a distance of 50 feet as required by R.C. 4513.05(A) no reasonable, articulable suspicion that any criminal activity had occurred to justify the stop the trial court did not err in granting Sargent's motion to suppress.