State v. Taylor

Citations

• 2020 Ohio 5079

Syllabus

En Banc Motion to suppress registration sticker dashboard console probable cause. The en banc court determined that when police detect an odor of marijuana from a vehicle during a lawful traffic stop and find marijuana in the passenger compartment of the vehicle, they have probable cause to search behind a visibly displaced panel of the dashboard/center console. The original merit panel held that the trial court did not err in concluding that the traffic stop was supported by reasonable suspicion because the registration sticker was obstructed where officer smelled marijuana during traffic stop search of passenger compartment was proper the trial court properly denied the motion to suppress marijuana ammunition found in console the trial court did not err in denying motion to suppress evidence found after officer took apart the dashboard during search.