State v. Watkins

Citations

• 170 N.E.3d 549
• 2021 Ohio 1443

Syllabus

Reasonable, articulable suspicion did not arise sufficient to warrant administration of field sobriety and breath tests. During appellant's consensual encounter with trooper, trooper observed the odor of alcohol, but of an unspecified strength, her eyes were bloodshot and glassy, but it was the middle of the night, and she admitted to consuming one alcoholic beverage many hours earlier. The trooper observed no other signs of impairment.