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warrantless search exception in Ohio

6 Ohio opinions name it 1 courts 2014–2026 1 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.

Followed or applied (5)

CaseFollowedCited
State v. Mishlergreen
ohioctapp · 2024 · cited in 1 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
1 sentence

2026Because the defendant’s motion to suppress “is merely a procedural vehicle to ‘put the ball into play,’” Crim.R. 47 does not demand “excruciating detail.” Codeluppi at ¶ 13 ; accord Curry at ¶ 37, 40 ; State v. Mishler, 2024-Ohio-1085, ¶ 13 (9th Dist.).

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State v. Currygreen
ohioctapp · 2025 · cited in 1 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2026–2026
2 sentences

2026Because the defendant’s motion to suppress “is merely a procedural vehicle to ‘put the ball into play,’” Crim.R. 47 does not demand “excruciating detail.” Codeluppi at ¶ 13 ; accord Curry at ¶ 37, 40 ; State v. Mishler, 2024-Ohio-1085, ¶ 13 (9th Dist.).

2026A defendant triggers this obligation by filing a motion to suppress that is sufficient, under Crim.R. 47, to “put the State on notice that it [must] prove the constitutionality of the warrantless search with an exception to the warrant requirement.” State v. Curry, 2025-Ohio-2083, ¶ 41 (1st Dist.); see Codeluppi at ¶ 13 ; see also Wallace at paragraphs one and two of the syllabus. {¶19} Fair notice is the goal and the lodestar of the Crim.R. 47 analysis.

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Payton v. New Yorkgreen
scotus · 1980 · cited in 1 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
1 sentence

2016We disagree. {¶13} Generally, the Fourth Amendment prohibits the police from making a warrantless nonconsensual entry into a suspect’s home in order to make a felony arrest. 4 Payton v. New York, 445 U.S. 573, 588-589 (1980).

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Griffin v. Wisconsingreen
scotus · 1987 · cited in 1 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
2 sentences

2014Id., 483 U.S. at 875 , 107 S.Ct. at 3169 (citations omitted). {¶26} The Court continued to explain the rationale for the warrantless search exception applicable to probationers as follows: “A warrant requirement would interfere to an appreciable degree with the probation system, setting up a magistrate rather than the probation officer as the judge of how close a supervision the probationer requires.

2014Id., 483 U.S. at 875 , 107 S.Ct. at 3169 (citations omitted). {¶26} The Court continued to explain the rationale for the warrantless search exception applicable to probationers as follows: “A warrant requirement would interfere to an appreciable degree with the probation system, setting up a magistrate rather than the probation officer as the judge of how close a supervision the probationer requires.

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State v. Bentongreen
ohio · 1998 · cited in 1 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2014–2014
2 sentences

2014Moreover, the delay inherent in obtaining a warrant would make it more difficult for probation officials to respond quickly to evidence of misconduct * * * an would reduce Delaware County, Case No. 13 CAA 04 0028 9 the deterrent effect that the possibility of expeditious searches would otherwise create * * *.” Id., 483 U.S. at 876 , 107 S.Ct. at 3170 . {¶27} Thus, the Griffin court concluded that warrantless searches of a probationer's home and other property satisfies the Fourth Amendment's requirement of reasonableness if the warrantless search is “conducted pursuant to a valid regulation go

2014Moreover, the delay inherent in obtaining a warrant would make it more difficult for probation officials to respond quickly to evidence of misconduct * * * an would reduce Delaware County, Case No. 13 CAA 04 0028 9 the deterrent effect that the possibility of expeditious searches would otherwise create * * *.” Id., 483 U.S. at 876 , 107 S.Ct. at 3170 . {¶27} Thus, the Griffin court concluded that warrantless searches of a probationer's home and other property satisfies the Fourth Amendment's requirement of reasonableness if the warrantless search is “conducted pursuant to a valid regulation go

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Distinguished, questioned or overruled (1)

CaseNegativeCited
United States v. Bershchanskygreen
ca2 · 2015 · cited in 1 Ohio opinions naming this issue, 2016–2016
2 sentences

2016In reaching this holding, the court distinguished Bershchansky from other cases “in which courts have held warrants valid despite erroneous address numbers * * *, [because] other information in the warrant (or the executing officers’ knowledge) strongly indicated a particular location other than the misidentified address.” Id.

2016“Indeed, Apartment No. 2 was the only apartment that the magistrate judge could have authorized because the warrant application submitted by [the police] referenced no other apartment and did not provide probable cause to search any other apartment.” Id. {¶19} Despite the scope of the warrant, the police in Bershchansky searched Apartment No. 1, and the court found that “they conducted a warrantless search in violation of the Fourth Amendment.” Id.

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Also cited on this issue (3)

CaseCitedYears
Carroll v. Carman green
scotus · 2014
2 sentences

2017Id. at 352 . {¶18} In State v. Young, the appellant argued that a Detective’s presence on the back patio without a warrant or a legitimate basis for a warrantless search was a violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution because the back patio was part of the home’s curtilage. 12th Dist.

2017Id. at 352 . {¶ 18} In State v. Young, the appellant argued that a Detective's presence on the back patio without a warrant or a legitimate basis for a warrantless search was a violation of the Fourth Amendment to the United States Constitution because the back patio was part of the home's curtilage. 2015-Ohio-1347 , 31 N.E.3d 178 , ¶15.

12017–2017
Adams v. Williams green
scotus · 1972
1 sentence

2015The purpose of such a limited search "is not intended to discover evidence of a crime, but to allow the officer to pursue his duties 'without fear of violence.' " Id. at ¶ 13, quoting Adams v. Williams, 407 U.S. 143 (1972). {¶ 19} The warrantless search exception in Terry was "expanded to protective searches of automobiles in Michigan v. Long." Cordell at ¶ 14.

12015–2015
Morrissey v. Brewer green
scotus · 1972
1 sentence

2014Id., 483 U.S. at 875 , 107 S.Ct. at 3169 (citations omitted). {¶26} The Court continued to explain the rationale for the warrantless search exception applicable to probationers as follows: “A warrant requirement would interfere to an appreciable degree with the probation system, setting up a magistrate rather than the probation officer as the judge of how close a supervision the probationer requires.

12014–2014

Statutes the citing opinions construe

OH § Ohio Rev. Code § 2925.03 (3) OH § Ohio Rev. Code § 2925.11 (3)

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.

Where else courts name it

ND 12 (1995–2026) PA 9 (1974–2025) TX 9 (1996–2018) CA 8 (1969–2020) NY 7 (1972–2025) WA 7 (1984–2019) NJ 7 (1980–2026) ID 6 (1976–2023) OH 6 (2014–2026) LA 5 (1985–2017) NV 5 (1997–2018) NE 4 (1989–2016) OR 4 (1984–2013) VA 4 (1987–2010) IL 4 (1975–1989) MN 4 (1985–2024) MO 2 (1997–2010) NC 2 (1986–2017) IN 2 (1996–2009) MT 2 (1978–1985) FL 2 (1980–2025) MI 2 (2025–2025)

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.

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