State v. Thomas

Citations

• 2019 Ohio 4486

Syllabus

The trial court did not err by overruling appellant's motion to suppress drugs found during a pat-down search and his statements made to the police. The initial traffic stop was lawfully made for a traffic violation, and it was not unlawfully prolonged. Appellant's conduct and the surrounding circumstances gave the officer reasonable grounds to suspect that appellant may have had a weapon. Appellant was advised of his Miranda rights. His later admission was not the fruit of a poisonous tree. Judgment affirmed. (Donovan, J., concurring in judgment only.)