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STATE v. BROWN

No. 91-34.

63 Ohio St.3d 349 (1992)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. BROWN, APPELLEE.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided April 8, 1992.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Dean Holman, Prosecuting Attorney, and John J. Dolatowski, for appellant.

L. Ray Jones, for appellee.

Randall M. Dana, Ohio Public Defender, and Robert L. Lane, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Public Defender Commission.

WRIGHT, J.

This case requires us to define the proper scope of a search of an automobile incident to the driver's arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. The state urges us to reverse the lower courts on the basis of New York v. Belton (1981), 453 U.S. 454, 101 S.Ct. 2860, 69 L.Ed.2d 768. We decline to do so. An arrest for a traffic violation does not automatically entitle an officer to conduct a detailed search...

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