STATE v. SMITH

No. 88-826.

45 Ohio St. 3d 255 (1989)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided September 13, 1989.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Robert P. DeSanto, prosecuting attorney, and Ramona J. Rogers, for appellee.

Stephen Cockley and David Homer, for appellant.


HOLMES, J.

The issue presented in this case is whether the search and seizure of appellant's bag was reasonable within the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution, and Section 14, Article I of the Ohio Constitution, which mirrors that amendment. For the reasons which follow, we answer such query in the affirmative, and thus affirm the court of appeals.

Three events occurred in this case which must be analyzed in light of the Fourth Amendment: (1...

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