STATE v. BATCHILI

No. 2005-2420.

113 Ohio St.3d 403 (2007)

2007-Ohio-2204

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

Supreme Court of Ohio.

Decided May 23, 2007.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

Julia R. Bates, Lucas County Prosecuting Attorney, and Kevin A. Pituch, Assistant Prosecuting Attorney, for appellant.

Douglas A. Wilkins, for appellee.


O'CONNOR, J.

{¶ 1} In this case, we are called upon to determine whether the Fourth Amendment is violated when a police officer conducting a traffic stop calls for a canine "walk around" while waiting for the results of a criminal background check. We conclude that constitutional protections of the Fourth Amendment were not violated by the police action in this case.

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