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Browning v. Cleveland

Supreme Court of Ohio
Jan 25, 1933
126 Ohio St. 285 (Ohio 1933)

Opinion

No. 23750

Decided January 25, 1933

Criminal law — Search warrants — Section 13430-3, General Code — Affidavit of belief and facts prerequisite — Only judge or magistrate may issue search warrant, when — Intoxicating liquors.

ERROR to the Court of Appeals of Cuyahoga county.

Mr. William J. Corrigan, for plaintiff in error.

Mr. W. George Kerr, director of law, Mr. Frank M. Surtz and Mr. M. Keith Wilson, for defendant in error.


It is ordered and adjudged by this court that the judgment of the said Court of Appeals be, and the same hereby is, reversed on authority of Nicholas v. City of Cleveland, 125 Ohio St. 474; and this court proceeding to render the judgment that the Court of Appeals should have rendered, it is ordered and adjudged that the judgment of the municipal court of Cleveland be, and the same hereby is, reversed and said cause is hereby remanded to said municipal court with instructions to suppress the evidence seized in the unlawful search, and for further proceedings according to law.

Judgment reversed.

DAY, ALLEN, STEPHENSON, JONES and MATTHIAS, JJ., concur.

WEYGANDT, C.J., and KINKADE, J., not participating.


Summaries of

Browning v. Cleveland

Supreme Court of Ohio
Jan 25, 1933
126 Ohio St. 285 (Ohio 1933)
Case details for

Browning v. Cleveland

Case Details

Full title:BROWNING v. CITY OF CLEVELAND

Court:Supreme Court of Ohio

Date published: Jan 25, 1933

Citations

126 Ohio St. 285 (Ohio 1933)
185 N.E. 55

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