State v. Thorton

Citations

• 2018 Ohio 2960

Syllabus

OVI – PROBABLE CAUSE – SEARCH AND SEIZURE: The trial court erred by granting defendant's motion to suppress evidence where sufficient indicia of impairment existed to cause an objectively reasonable police officer to conclude that defendant was operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol, including defendant's (1) erratic driving (2) slow response, lethargy, confusion, and disorientation (3) odor of alcohol about him (4) slurred and slow speech (5) bloodshot and watery eyes (6) repeated attempts to open a locked glove compartment with the wrong key (7) admission to the consumption of alcohol and (8) demonstrating four out of six clues of impairment on the HGN test, two out of eight clues of impairment on the walk-and-turn test, and two out of four clues of impairment on the one-leg-stand test.