State v. Stover

Citations

• 2017 Ohio 9097
• 102 N.E.3d 31

Syllabus

Trial court erred in granting defendant's motion to suppress evidence of narcotics found by police after arresting defendant for impaired driving. A police officer had a reasonable, articulable suspicion that defendant was either impaired or in need of medical attention where defendant was observed sleeping in an idling car for several hours, failed to respond to attempts to rouse her from sleep, and was sweating profusely while running the vehicle's heater despite hot weather conditions. The exclusion of evidence was not an appropriate remedy for the police's claimed violation of the defendant's statutory right to consult with an attorney.