State v. Thompson

Citations

• 2026 Ohio 398

Syllabus

CRIMINAL LAW – motion to suppress; mixed questions of law and fact; traffic stop; probable cause to stop the vehicle; traffic violation; failure to use turn signal; consent to search vehicle; K-9 sniff; narcotics found inside vehicle; additional drugs found on defendant; traffic stop was not unreasonably prolonged, officer was still conducting initial investigation when defendant gave consent to search the vehicle; sufficiency of evidence; possession of drugs; trafficking of drugs; R.C. 2925.11; R.C. 2925.03; R.C. 2925.01; constructive possession; receipt of proceeds; R.C. 2927.21; hidden compartment; R.C. 2923.241; insufficient evidence to support conviction of designing or operating a vehicle with a hidden compartment used to transport a controlled substance.