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STATE v. WILLIAMS

Nos. C-080609 and C-080610.

181 Ohio App.3d 472 (2009)

2009-Ohio-970

The STATE of Ohio, Appellant, v. WILLIAMS, Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, First District, Hamilton County.

Decided March 6, 2009.

Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

John P. Curp, Cincinnati Solicitor, Ernest F. McAdams Jr., Cincinnati City Prosecutor, and Kevin O. Donovan, Senior Assistant City Prosecutor, for appellant.

Patrick J. Hanley, for appellee.

MARK P. PAINTER, Judge.

{¶ 1} Sobriety checkpoints have long been scrutinized under the Fourth Amendment's prohibition against unreasonable seizures. In this case, the trial court ruled that defendant-appellee Gerald Williams's stop was unconstitutional because he missed the advance-warning signs. The state appeals the trial court's entry suppressing the evidence against Williams. We reverse.

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