STATE v. ANDREWS

No. 89-2107.

57 Ohio St. 3d 86 (1991)

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided January 23, 1991.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Lee C. Falke, prosecuting attorney, and Lorine M. Reid, for appellant.

Debra L. Landon, for appellee.

Randall M. Dana, Ohio public defender, and John A. Bay, urging affirmance for amicus curiae, Ohio Public Defender.


H. BROWN, J.

This case requires us to determine whether Officer Martin had a reasonable suspicion to justify his investigative stop and protective search of Andrews. For the reasons set forth below, we hold that Martin's "stop and frisk" of Andrews was reasonable and reverse the court of appeals.

The Fourth and Fourteenth Amendments to the United States Constitution prohibit any governmental search or seizure, including a brief investigative stop, unless supported...

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