STATE v. McGOWAN

No. 96232.

2011 Ohio 5663

State of Ohio, Plaintiff-Appellant, v. Andre McGowan, Defendant-Appellee.

Court of Appeals of Ohio, Eighth District, Cuyahoga County.

RELEASED AND JOURNALIZED: November 3, 2011.


Attorney(s) appearing for the Case

William D. Mason , Cuyahoga County Prosecutor, By: Marcus A. Henry , Assistant County Prosecutor, The Justice Center, 1200 Ontario Street, 8th Floor, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorneys for Appellant.

Paul A. Daher , 700 West St. Clair Avenue, Suite 214, Cleveland, OH 44113, Attorney for Appellee.

Before: Stewart, J., Blackmon, P.J., and Cooney, J.


JOURNAL ENTRY AND OPINION

MELODY J. STEWART, J.

{¶ 1} The state of Ohio appeals from a ruling that suppressed marijuana seized from defendant-appellee, Andre McGowan. Police gave chase to two men, one whom they later claimed was McGowan, after they unexplainedly fled upon seeing the officers. They located him in an apartment building and found the marijuana during a pat-down they conducted when he appeared to reach into his pocket. The...

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