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The trial court found and the court of appeals agreed that the

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Stopped the defendant’s vehicle because the rear license plate was partially

Taylor also argues that this matter is similar to State v. Occurred officer was not required to turn defendant loose upon reading 22918, 2009-Ohio-3519 (officer’s ultimateĪbility to read the plate does not mean no violation of R.C. License plate in the rear cab window of the truck) State v. 11 CO 5, 2012-Ohio-1496 (a violation of the statute supported the officer’sĭetainment of the driver, despite officer ultimately observing the Probable cause to stop the vehicle and request driver’s license and That the validation sticker was obstructed by license-plate bracketĪnd that the specific expiration date based on * * * birthday could notīe seen. Mandates the manner in which it must be displayed. But R.C.Ĥ503.21 does not solely require a current validation sticker it also Which Officer Cicero knew based on the color of the sticker. focuses on the fact that validation sticker was not expired, However, this court rejected that argument in In re G.H. Taylor insists that because the top portion of the sticker was visibleĪnd was the color for the current year, the officer lacked reasonable suspicion. Traffic stop because “that statute prohibits any obstruction of ‘visibility’ of a license Obscured validation sticker constitutes a violation of R.C. This court has previously recognized that a partially 4503.21, the failure to display in plain view any validation

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(1996) (probable cause to stop driver based on the traffic turn signal violation A police officer may lawfully stop a vehicle if the officer has a reasonableĪrticulable suspicion that the operator has engaged in criminal activity, including a Id., citingĪ traffic stop constitutes a seizure that implicates Fourth Amendment This court defers to the trial court on its factual findings, but reviewsĭe novo the trial court’s application of those facts to the applicable law. This court’s review of a decision on a motion to suppress is a mixed

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Was visible, that the vehicle’s registration was current. He maintains that upon the officer’sĪpproach, he could see, based upon the color of the small portion of the sticker that Reasonable suspicion to stop his vehicle. In the first assigned error, Taylor argues that Officer Ribich lacked The trial court denied the motion to suppress, and Taylor pled no Two magazines for a pistol and a loaded firearm. “separation” between the dashboard and center console that was “kind of separatedĪnd noticeably sticking away.” He “removed the panel” of the dashboard and found The officersĬontinued to look for additional marijuana and a handgun. Marijuana and ammunition were found in the center console. He assisted with the search, he smelled marijuana in the vehicle and that loose Westlake Police Patrolman Jarod Sirl (“Officer Sirl”) testified that as He subsequently learned that there were three He decided to search the car and alsoĬalled for backup assistance. The odor of marijuana during the traffic stop. Officer Ribich also testified that he smelled Occupants did not have driver’s licenses. Taylor did not have a valid driver’s license and the two other Because he could not see the two required stickers, he decided to make

Stickers of the plate were not visible, contrary to Westlake Ordinance 335.09 and Position of the license plate holder of the vehicle, the validation and expiration Ribich (“Officer Ribich”) testified that on July 14, 2018, he was behind Taylor’s car, He pled not guilty and movedĭuring the suppression hearing, Westlake Police Patrolman Nicholas Was charged with improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle and carrying aĬoncealed weapon, both with forfeiture specifications. On August 15, 2018, following a traffic stop in Westlake, Ohio, Taylor Part, reverse in part, and remand for further proceedings consistent with this Having reviewed the record and the controlling case law, we affirm in Search for marijuana without justification. Officers exceeded the scope of a plain smell probable cause Reasonable suspicion of criminal activity does not exist when aĬar is operated with a frame that overlaps slightly with a portion Improperly handling a firearm in a motor vehicle (with forfeiture specifications),Īnd carrying a concealed weapon (with forfeiture specifications), following theĭenial of his motion to suppress evidence.

Paul Kuzmins, Assistant Public Defender, for appellant.ĭefendant-appellant George Taylor appeals from convictions for Stanton, Cuyahoga County Public Defender, and O’Malley, Cuyahoga County ProsecutingĪttorney, and Michael A. RELEASED AND JOURNALIZED: February 13, 2020Ĭriminal Appeal from the Cuyahoga County Court of Common Pleas JUDGMENT: AFFIRMED IN PART, REVERSED IN PART,