23 Ohio opinions name it 2 courts 1999–2026 9 in the last five years
The cases below were cited by Ohio courts in a sentence that names this issue. Sides come from how each citing opinion treated the case (Syfertize flag on that citation), so a case can appear on both: that is where the law is contested. A red or yellow chip is the case's own overall treatment.
| Case | Followed | Cited |
|---|---|---|
State v. Gossgreen2 sentences2025Similarly, in State v. Goss, we upheld the constitutionality of a traffic stop where the officer observed the appellant’s pickup truck with “the engine compartment . . . beyond the stop line and the rear wheels of his vehicle behind it, such that appellant’s ‘driver’s door was on top of the stop bar.’” State v. Goss, 2017-Ohio-161, ¶ 2 (5th Dist.). 2025Similarly, in State v. Goss, we upheld the constitutionality of a traffic stop where the officer observed the appellant’s pickup truck with “the engine compartment . . . beyond the stop line and the rear wheels of his vehicle behind it, such that appellant’s ‘driver’s door was on top of the stop bar.’” State v. Goss, 2017-Ohio-161, ¶ 2 (5th Dist.). | 1 | 2 |
Berkemer v. McCartygreen2 sentences2003In Berkemer v. McCarthy (1984), 468 U.S. 420 , 439-440 , the United States Supreme Court made the following observations about Terry : {¶ 20} "The stop and inquiry must be reasonably related in scope to the justification for their initiation. 2000Typically, this means that the officer may ask the detainee a moderate number of questions to determine his identify and to try to obtain information confirming or dispelling the officer's suspicions." Berkemer v. McCarty , 468 U.S. at 439 (citation and internal punctuation omitted). | 1 | 2 |
State v. Milesgreen1 sentence2026See State v. Miles, 2021-Ohio-1029, ¶ 7, 14-15 (5th Dist.) (a dog sniff that began five minutes into the stop and finished eight minutes into the stop did not prolong the stop where the officer stated a standard stop takes him approximately 15 minutes); State v. Green, 2016-Ohio-4810, ¶ 19-20 (7th Dist.) (a dog did not arrive on scene until ten minutes after the stop was initiated and eight minutes after the ticket was issued and this unconstitutionally prolonged the stop); State v. Heath, 2023-Ohio-2647 , ¶ 13, 25 (11th Dist.) (reasonable suspicion was not necessary because the dog sniff occu | 1 | 1 |
State v. Greengreen1 sentence2026See State v. Miles, 2021-Ohio-1029, ¶ 7, 14-15 (5th Dist.) (a dog sniff that began five minutes into the stop and finished eight minutes into the stop did not prolong the stop where the officer stated a standard stop takes him approximately 15 minutes); State v. Green, 2016-Ohio-4810, ¶ 19-20 (7th Dist.) (a dog did not arrive on scene until ten minutes after the stop was initiated and eight minutes after the ticket was issued and this unconstitutionally prolonged the stop); State v. Heath, 2023-Ohio-2647 , ¶ 13, 25 (11th Dist.) (reasonable suspicion was not necessary because the dog sniff occu | 1 | 1 |
Tift County v. Smithgreen1 sentence2026The quoted language does appear in other cases that predate Snelling, including Tift Cnty. v. Smith, 131 S.E.2d 527, 530 (Ga. 1963). 18. unreasonable interference with the physical access to or from or within KRH’s property, KRH has no clear legal right to the relief requested, and the county has no clear legal duty to provide the relief requested. {¶ 34} We find KRH’s first assignment of error not well-taken. | 1 | 1 |
State v. Millergreen1 sentence2025The Third District in State v. Miller explained that the statute requires “a motorist to stop prior to the point at which the front-most portion of his or her vehicle will break the plane of the outermost edge of the clearly marked stop line.” State v. Miller, 2015-Ohio-3529, ¶ 22 (3d Dist.). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Scottgreen1 sentence2025But see State v. Drushal, 2014-Ohio-3088, ¶ 12 (9th Dist.); State v. Scott, 2022-Ohio-2071, ¶ 26-29 (6th Dist.) (examining the various positions of Ohio’s appellate districts on this issue). {¶17} Since Shay did not stop his vehicle before crossing the stop bar at the intersection, he failed to comply with R.C. 4511.43(A). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Hendersongreen1 sentence2018See State v. Henderson, 51 Ohio St.3d 54, 57 (1990). | 1 | 1 |
State v. Santiagogreen2 sentences2017However, “the stop and inquiry must be ‘reasonably related in -10- scope to the justification for their initiation.’ ” United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873, 881 , 95 S.Ct. 2574 , 45 L.Ed.2d 607 (1975), quoting Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 29 , 88 S.Ct. 1868 , 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). {¶ 29} Even if an individual is lawfully stopped, that does “not necessarily give the officer the right to subject [the person] to the further intrusion represented by the administration of field sobriety tests; the officer had to have a reasonable, articulable suspicion that [the defendant] was driving the v 2017However, “the stop and inquiry must be ‘reasonably related in -10- scope to the justification for their initiation.’ ” United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873, 881 , 95 S.Ct. 2574 , 45 L.Ed.2d 607 (1975), quoting Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 29 , 88 S.Ct. 1868 , 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). {¶ 29} Even if an individual is lawfully stopped, that does “not necessarily give the officer the right to subject [the person] to the further intrusion represented by the administration of field sobriety tests; the officer had to have a reasonable, articulable suspicion that [the defendant] was driving the v | 1 | 1 |
Perkins v. Ohio Department of Transportationgreen1 sentence2017Perkins v. Ohio DOT, 65 Ohio App.3d 487, 490 (10th Dist.1989); see also Harris v. Ohio Dep’t of Transp., 83 Ohio App. 3d 125, 131 (10th Dist.1992) (plaintiffs alleged that ODOT negligently failed to remove an embankment, but the court found that the sole proximate cause of plaintiffs’ injuries was a driver who fell asleep and crashed into plaintiffs’ car). {¶9} Zavinski instead urges the court to consider Nevins v. Ohio DOT, 132 Ohio App.3d 6, 24 (10th Dist.1998). | 1 | 1 |
Nevins v. Ohio Department of Transportationgreen1 sentence2017Perkins v. Ohio DOT, 65 Ohio App.3d 487, 490 (10th Dist.1989); see also Harris v. Ohio Dep’t of Transp., 83 Ohio App. 3d 125, 131 (10th Dist.1992) (plaintiffs alleged that ODOT negligently failed to remove an embankment, but the court found that the sole proximate cause of plaintiffs’ injuries was a driver who fell asleep and crashed into plaintiffs’ car). {¶9} Zavinski instead urges the court to consider Nevins v. Ohio DOT, 132 Ohio App.3d 6, 24 (10th Dist.1998). | 1 | 1 |
Harris v. Ohio Department of Transportationgreen1 sentence2017Perkins v. Ohio DOT, 65 Ohio App.3d 487, 490 (10th Dist.1989); see also Harris v. Ohio Dep’t of Transp., 83 Ohio App. 3d 125, 131 (10th Dist.1992) (plaintiffs alleged that ODOT negligently failed to remove an embankment, but the court found that the sole proximate cause of plaintiffs’ injuries was a driver who fell asleep and crashed into plaintiffs’ car). {¶9} Zavinski instead urges the court to consider Nevins v. Ohio DOT, 132 Ohio App.3d 6, 24 (10th Dist.1998). | 1 | 1 |
State v. McKeegreen1 sentence2002See State v. Mckee (2001), 91 Ohio St.3d 292 . {¶ 36} Accordingly, albeit to this extent only, Rannes second assignment of error is sustained. {¶ 37} Rannes' third assignment of error asserts: {¶ 38} "The trial court erred in finding the defendant guilty of a stop sign violation." {¶ 39} In ruling on the motion to suppress, the trial court stated in its judgment entry that "there was nothing illegal about the way in which defendant stopped at the stop signs in question." However, the trial court found Rannes guilty of the stop violation at trial. | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Negative | Cited |
|---|---|---|
Drushalyellow1 sentence2025But see State v. Drushal, 2014-Ohio-3088, ¶ 12 (9th Dist.); State v. Scott, 2022-Ohio-2071, ¶ 26-29 (6th Dist.) (examining the various positions of Ohio’s appellate districts on this issue). {¶17} Since Shay did not stop his vehicle before crossing the stop bar at the intersection, he failed to comply with R.C. 4511.43(A). | 1 | 1 |
| Case | Cited | Years |
|---|---|---|
Terry v. Ohio
green
2 sentences2017However, “the stop and inquiry must be ‘reasonably related in -10- scope to the justification for their initiation.’ ” United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873, 881 , 95 S.Ct. 2574 , 45 L.Ed.2d 607 (1975), quoting Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 29 , 88 S.Ct. 1868 , 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). {¶ 29} Even if an individual is lawfully stopped, that does “not necessarily give the officer the right to subject [the person] to the further intrusion represented by the administration of field sobriety tests; the officer had to have a reasonable, articulable suspicion that [the defendant] was driving the v 2017However, “the stop and inquiry must be ‘reasonably related in -10- scope to the justification for their initiation.’ ” United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873, 881 , 95 S.Ct. 2574 , 45 L.Ed.2d 607 (1975), quoting Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 29 , 88 S.Ct. 1868 , 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). {¶ 29} Even if an individual is lawfully stopped, that does “not necessarily give the officer the right to subject [the person] to the further intrusion represented by the administration of field sobriety tests; the officer had to have a reasonable, articulable suspicion that [the defendant] was driving the v | 4 | 2003–2017 |
State v. Mays
green
2 sentences2017See Judgment Entry Regarding Motion to Suppress, at 2. {¶13} The Ohio Supreme Court has stated: “ * * * [I]f an officer's decision to stop a motorist for a criminal violation, including a traffic violation, is prompted by a reasonable and articulable suspicion considering all the circumstances, then the stop is constitutionally valid.” State v. Mays, 119 Ohio St.3d 406 , 894 N.E.2d 1204 , 2008–Ohio– 4539, ¶ 8. 2017See Judgment Entry Regarding Motion to Suppress, at 2. {¶13} The Ohio Supreme Court has stated: “ * * * [I]f an officer's decision to stop a motorist for a criminal violation, including a traffic violation, is prompted by a reasonable and articulable suspicion considering all the circumstances, then the stop is constitutionally valid.” State v. Mays, 119 Ohio St.3d 406 , 894 N.E.2d 1204 , 2008–Ohio– 4539, ¶ 8. | 3 | 2017–2017 |
United States v. Sokolow
green
2 sentences2023Reasonable suspicion is less than probable cause but “something more than an ‘inchoate and 9 Case No. 2022-L-044 unparticularized suspicion or “hunch.’” United States v. Sokolow, 490 U.S. 1, 7 , 109 S.Ct. 1581 , 104 L.Ed.2d 1 (1989), quoting Terry, supra, at 27 . {¶26} At the suppression hearing, Detective Butler testified that: he saw Appellant drive to the gas station parking lot (a high crime area) without going inside or using a gas pump; Appellant waited there for twenty minutes and then entered another vehicle; both vehicles had suspicious license plates that did not belong to either ind 2023Reasonable suspicion is less than probable cause but “something more than an ‘inchoate and 9 Case No. 2022-L-044 unparticularized suspicion or “hunch.’” United States v. Sokolow, 490 U.S. 1, 7 , 109 S.Ct. 1581 , 104 L.Ed.2d 1 (1989), quoting Terry, supra, at 27 . {¶26} At the suppression hearing, Detective Butler testified that: he saw Appellant drive to the gas station parking lot (a high crime area) without going inside or using a gas pump; Appellant waited there for twenty minutes and then entered another vehicle; both vehicles had suspicious license plates that did not belong to either ind | 2 | 2022–2023 |
Illinois v. Gates
green
2 sentences2023It is not possible to precisely define the reasonable suspicion necessary to initiate a stop and the standard cannot be “reduced to a neat set of legal rules.” Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 232 , 103 S.Ct. 2317 , 76 L.Ed.2d 527 (1983); Maumee v. Weisner, 87 Ohio St.3d 295, 299 , 720 N.E.2d 507 (1999). 2023It is not possible to precisely define the reasonable suspicion necessary to initiate a stop and the standard cannot be “reduced to a neat set of legal rules.” Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 232 , 103 S.Ct. 2317 , 76 L.Ed.2d 527 (1983); Maumee v. Weisner, 87 Ohio St.3d 295, 299 , 720 N.E.2d 507 (1999). | 2 | 2022–2023 |
City of Maumee v. Weisner
green
2 sentences2023It is not possible to precisely define the reasonable suspicion necessary to initiate a stop and the standard cannot be “reduced to a neat set of legal rules.” Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 232 , 103 S.Ct. 2317 , 76 L.Ed.2d 527 (1983); Maumee v. Weisner, 87 Ohio St.3d 295, 299 , 720 N.E.2d 507 (1999). 2022It is not possible to precisely define the reasonable suspicion necessary to initiate a stop and the standard cannot be “reduced to a neat set of legal rules.” Illinois v. Gates, 462 U.S. 213, 232 , 103 S.Ct. 2317 , 76 L.Ed.2d 527 (1983); Maumee v. Weisner, 87 Ohio St.3d 295, 299 , 720 N.E.2d 507 (1999). | 2 | 2022–2023 |
City of Dayton v. Erickson
green
2 sentences2022Moreover, the Ohio Supreme Court has explained that where an officer has probable cause to stop a motorist for any criminal violation, including a minor traffic offense, "the stop is not unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution even if the officer had some ulterior motive for making the stop, such as a suspicion that the violator was engaging in more nefarious criminal activity." Dayton v. Erickson, 76 Ohio St. 3d 3 (1996), syllabus. 1999The Ohio Supreme Court in Dayton v. Erickson (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 3 , 11 , held: "* * * where a police officer stops a vehicle based on probable cause that a traffic violation has occurred or was occurring, the stop is not unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution even if the officer had some ulterior motive for making the stop, such as a suspicion that the violator was engaging in more nefarious criminal activity." The Ohio Supreme Court has recently reinforced its decision in Dayton in State v. Wilhelm (1998), 81 Ohio St.3d 444 . | 2 | 1999–2022 |
United States v. Brignoni-Ponce
green
2 sentences2017However, “the stop and inquiry must be ‘reasonably related in -10- scope to the justification for their initiation.’ ” United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873, 881 , 95 S.Ct. 2574 , 45 L.Ed.2d 607 (1975), quoting Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 29 , 88 S.Ct. 1868 , 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). {¶ 29} Even if an individual is lawfully stopped, that does “not necessarily give the officer the right to subject [the person] to the further intrusion represented by the administration of field sobriety tests; the officer had to have a reasonable, articulable suspicion that [the defendant] was driving the v 2017However, “the stop and inquiry must be ‘reasonably related in -10- scope to the justification for their initiation.’ ” United States v. Brignoni-Ponce, 422 U.S. 873, 881 , 95 S.Ct. 2574 , 45 L.Ed.2d 607 (1975), quoting Terry v. Ohio, 392 U.S. 1, 29 , 88 S.Ct. 1868 , 20 L.Ed.2d 889 (1968). {¶ 29} Even if an individual is lawfully stopped, that does “not necessarily give the officer the right to subject [the person] to the further intrusion represented by the administration of field sobriety tests; the officer had to have a reasonable, articulable suspicion that [the defendant] was driving the v | 2 | 2017–2017 |
Findlay v. Frenzel
green
1 sentence2023Findlay v. Frenzel, 3d Dist. -7- Case No. 2-22-20 Hancock Nos. 5-20-01, 5-20-02, 2020-Ohio-4621, ¶ 11 ; see also State v. Miller, 3d Dist. | 1 | 2023–2023 |
State v. Mitchell
green
1 sentence2017Montgomery No. 25976, 2014-Ohio-5070, ¶ 19 . {¶ 127} I agree with the majority that the Appellant was not prejudiced and that the “essence” of the offense is not stopping at a stop bar. | 1 | 2017–2017 |
Heien v. North Carolina
green
2 sentences2017Heien, ___ U.S. ___, 135 S.Ct. at 540 , 190 L.Ed.2d 475 . 2017Heien, ___ U.S. ___, 135 S.Ct. at 540 , 190 L.Ed.2d 475 . | 1 | 2017–2017 |
City of Cuyahoga Falls v. Pollack, 23988 (4-30-2008)
neutral
1 sentence2012No. 23988, 2008-Ohio-2024 , an officer noticed a truck stopped at an intersection two car lengths behind the stop bar. | 1 | 2012–2012 |
State v. Owens
green
1 sentence2003State v. Owens (1991), 75 Ohio App.3d 523 . {¶ 9} Second, Defendant argues that the report that the vehicle might be stolen which the license plate check produced was insufficient to create the reasonable and articulable suspicion required to perform the stop under the rule of Terry v. Ohio (1968), 392 U.S. 1 , 88 S.Ct. 1868 , 20 L.Ed.2d 889 . | 1 | 2003–2003 |
United States v. Lefkowitz
green
1 sentence1999Appellant contends that such a stop is in violation of the Forth Amendment under United States v. Lefkovitz (1932), 285 U.S. 452 and State v. Richardson (1994), 94 Ohio App.3d 501 , 506 . | 1 | 1999–1999 |
State v. Richardson
green
1 sentence1999Appellant contends that such a stop is in violation of the Forth Amendment under United States v. Lefkovitz (1932), 285 U.S. 452 and State v. Richardson (1994), 94 Ohio App.3d 501 , 506 . | 1 | 1999–1999 |
State v. Wilhelm
green
1 sentence1999The Ohio Supreme Court in Dayton v. Erickson (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 3 , 11 , held: "* * * where a police officer stops a vehicle based on probable cause that a traffic violation has occurred or was occurring, the stop is not unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution even if the officer had some ulterior motive for making the stop, such as a suspicion that the violator was engaging in more nefarious criminal activity." The Ohio Supreme Court has recently reinforced its decision in Dayton in State v. Wilhelm (1998), 81 Ohio St.3d 444 . | 1 | 1999–1999 |
Counted by distinct opinions that both name this issue and are annotated to the section; sections every opinion cites regardless of issue are not filtered here, so read the counts against the total above.
Opinions by the citing court's state. A doctrine retained in one state and abandoned in another shows up here as a year span that stalls.