State v. Storer

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 5166

Syllabus

Defendant appeals conviction for aggravated possession of drugs. Defendant living with a roommate on probation. During probation search of motel room, probation officer found drug paraphernalia in a bag. Defendant admitted the bag was his and police arrested him. In subsequent search incident to arrest, officer located methamphetamine on defendant's person. Trial court did not err in overruling defendant's motion to suppress evidence. Probation officer validly searched motel room after roommate confessed to violating probation by using drugs and drugs would be found in the motel room. Probation officer could have reasonably believed that he had consent to search a bag under terms of roommate's probation as bag located in common area of motel room, not secured in any way, and defendant failed to inform the officer the bag was his, or otherwise object, until after the bag was searched.