STATE v. JEDD

Nos. 01CA5, 01CA6, 01CA7, 01CA8 and 01CA9.

146 Ohio App.3d 167 (2001)

The STATE of Ohio, Appellant, v. JEDD et al., Appellees.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Fourth District, Athens County.

Decided September 14, 2001.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

C. David Warren, Athens County Prosecuting Attorney, and Richard Ross, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

William A. Grim, for appellee John Ketcham.

William H. Safranek, for appellees David Jedd, David Parillo, and Jennifer Roe.

James A. Wallace, for appellee Robert McAdams.


KLINE, Judge.

The state appeals the decision of the Athens County Court of Common Pleas, which suppressed physical evidence. It argues that the trial court erred because a private party conducted the search at issue. Because we find that there was insufficient state involvement in the search by Federal Express employees to transform the seemingly private search into state action, we agree. Accordingly, we reverse the judgment of the trial court.

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