STATE v. HEINS

Nos. 94-686 and 94-747.

72 Ohio St.3d 504 (1995)

THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. HEINS, APPELLANT. THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, v. CALHOUN, APPELLANT.

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided July 19, 1995.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

W. David Montague, Assistant Director of Law, for appellee.

Mason, Mason, Sullivan & Mason and Thomas L. Mason, for appellants.


ALICE ROBIE RESNICK, J.

The sole proposition raised for our review is whether a State Highway Patrol officer who conducts speed checks from an aircraft for the purpose of monitoring compliance with traffic laws is competent to testify under the dictates of Evid.R. 601(C) and various sections of R.C. Chapter 4549. For the reasons which follow, we hold that such an officer is competent to testify.

Evid.R. 601 provides in pertinent part:

"Every person...

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