State v. Vega

3 Citing cases

  1. State v. Vega

    2018 Ohio 4002 (Ohio 2018)   Cited 27 times

    Lastly, the majority concluded that Madej should have released Vega after issuing the misdemeanor citations, since "the search of the car revealed no further incriminating evidence." 2017-Ohio-651, 79 N.E.3d 600, ¶ 14.{¶ 9} The dissenting jurist explained that the trial court's ruling of probable cause to search meant that Madej could open the envelopes because he reasonably believed they could contain marijuana, and the delay in opening them was immaterial because Madej had probable cause to open them.

  2. State v. Anderson

    2018 Ohio 2455 (Ohio Ct. App. 2018)

    The cases cited in his brief do not address the issue of whether the existence of shake alone would justify a search since they had additional factors present as well, such as the odor of marijuana. See, e.g., State v. Ross, 9th Dist. Medina No. 15CA0021-M, 2016-Ohio-7082, ¶ 13; State v. Vega, 2017-Ohio-651, 79 N.E.3d 600, ¶ 17 (8th Dist.). {¶25} Even presuming that the presence of marijuana shake alone did not provide probable cause, as the State contends, there were multiple grounds present to support a probable cause determination. Distelrath testified that, after he returned to his cruiser and entered Anderson's information into his computer, permissible as part of the traffic stop, he discovered that Anderson had many previous license suspensions for drug trafficking, as well as a recent arrest or citation for possession of marijuana.

  3. In re $75,000.00 U.S. Currency

    2017 Ohio 9158 (Ohio Ct. App. 2017)   Cited 12 times

    {¶ 28} Police may conduct a canine sniff during the time that it takes to issue a traffic citation "so long as the duration of the traffic stop is not extended beyond what is reasonably necessary to resolve the issue that led to the stop and issue a traffic citation." State v. Vega , 8th Dist. Cuyahoga, 2017-Ohio-651, 79 N.E.3d 600, ¶ 15, quoting State v. Greene , 2d Dist. Montgomery No. 25577, 2013-Ohio-4516, 2013 WL 5603936. Police may conduct a canine sniff during a traffic stop "[e]ven without a reasonable suspicion of drug-related activity."