Ohio Drunk Driving Case Law
Please find, below, selected case laws decided by Supreme Court of Ohio or Court of Appeals of Ohio where the terms dui, dwi, drunk driving, or driving under the influence has been mentioned. These cases are not necessarily criminal cases and may include cases where the facts or court decision merely mentions drunk driving related legal terms. You are not to rely on these cases as legal advice nor should you rely on them for accuracy. Please see Terms of Service.
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Hooten v. Safe Auto Insurance Company - 5/19/2000
DECISION.
Civil Appeal From: Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas
Judgment Appealed From Is: Reversed and Cause Remanded
Plaintiff-appellant, Henry L. Hooten, appeals from the decision of the trial court granting...
State v. Hirsch - 5/19/2000
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
Appellant, David Hirsch, appeals his conviction issued by the Portage County Municipal Court, finding him guilty of driving with a prohibited breath alcohol concentration, in violation of R.C. 4511.19(A)(3)....
State v. Ugrinic - 5/12/2000
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
O P I N I O N
The instant appeals emanate from two final judgments of the Chardon Municipal Court. Appellant, Anthony P. Ugrinic, seeks the reversal of his conviction on multiple traffic offenses and one...
State v. Kenney - 5/10/2000
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Defendant/appellant David Lee Kenney appeals from the February 5, 1993, Judgment Entry of Conviction and Sentence from the Holmes County Court of Common Pleas in a re-opened appeal, based upon the claim of...
In re McMurray - 5/10/2000
CHARACTER OF PROCEEDINGS: Civil Appeal from Common Pleas Court, Juvenile Division.
JUDGMENT: Judgment affirmed.
Appellant, Rhonda McMurray, appeals from the judgment of the Marion County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile...
State v. Cox - 5/8/2000
Plaintiff-appellant, the state of Ohio, appeals from a Warren County Court judgment entry granting a motion to suppress filed by defendant-appellee, Phillip Cox. For the reasons that follow, we reverse the judgment of the trial court...
State v. Davies - 5/5/2000
Defendant, Edward Davies, appeals from his conviction and sentence for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
Davies was arrested on March 19, 1999 by an Ohio Highway Patrol officer and charged in Clark...
State v. Elmore - 5/5/2000
CHARACTER OF PROCEEDINGS: Criminal Appeal from Municipal Court.
JUDGMENT: Judgment reversed.
The defendant-appellant, Andrew R. Elmore ("the appellant"), appeals his conviction for driving with a prohibited concentration...
State v. Hosey - 5/1/2000
JUDGMENT: Dismissed
Defendant-appellant Brian Hosey appeals the October 29, 1999 Judgment Entry of the Licking County Court of Common Pleas which denied his motion to modify or reduce sentence. Plaintiff-appellee is the State...
State v. Johnson - 5/1/2000
Defendant-appellant, Alan Paul Johnson, appeals his convictions in the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas for his second felony offense for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence ("OMVI") and for driving without a...
State v. Wilson - 5/1/2000
Plaintiff-appellant, the state of Ohio, appeals a decision of the Warren County Court of Common Pleas granting the motion to suppress of defendant-appellee, Edward Wilson.
In the early hours of February 24, 1999, Patrolman...
In the matter of Haggins - 5/1/2000
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Appellant Shirley Keesler appeals the September 15, 1999 Judgment Entry of the Licking County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, which granted permanent custody of the minor Mark Haggins to appellee...
Spiller v. Caltrider - 4/26/2000
STATE OF OHIO COUNTY OF SUMMIT
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
Appellant, Roger Spiller,...
State v. Barcus - 4/25/2000
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
On June 16, 1999, appellant, Robert Barcus, was cited for driving under the influence in violation of R.C. 4511.19, speeding in violation of R.C. 4511.21 and driving under suspension in violation of R.C....
State v. Jinks - 4/20/2000
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Defendant-appellant Melinda K. Jinks appeals the November 10, 1997 Judgment Entry of the Tuscarawas County Court of Common Pleas which denied her Motion to Suppress and Dismiss her indictment for possession...
State v. Roe - 4/13/2000
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
On October 7, 1999, Newark Police Officer Ray Lewis observed appellant, Charles Roe, run a red light. Patrolman Lewis proceeded to follow appellant. Patrolman Lewis observed appellant swerve beyond the marked...
City of Akron v. Brustoski - 4/12/2000
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
BATCHELDER, Presiding Judge.
Appellant, the City of...
State v. Cox - 4/12/2000
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
WHITMORE, Judge.
Defendant Ronald K. Cox has appealed...
State v. Floyd - 4/12/2000
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
WHITMORE, Judge.
Defendant James L. Floyd has appealed...
Estate of Valesquez v. Cunningham - 4/12/2000
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Appellants the Estate of Ignacio Valesquez and Anthony Valesquez appeal a summary judgment of the Ashland County Common Pleas Court dismissing their complaint against appellees Earl and Lynn Cunningham: ...
West v. West - 4/10/2000
O P I N I O N
Defendant-appellant, Dale A. West, appeals a decision of the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas, Domestic Relations Division, naming plaintiff-appellee, Gail C. West, the residential parent of the parties' minor...
Dillard v. Campbell - 4/7/2000
Rendered on the 7th day of April , 2000.
Plaintiff-appellant Oscar A. Dillard, Administrator of the Estate of Marva Dillard, appeals from a summary judgment rendered in favor of defendant-appellee White Allen Family Co., Inc.,...
State v. Sadovskiy - 4/6/2000
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.
This case came to be heard upon the accelerated calendar pursuant to App.R. 11.1 and Loc.R. 25, the record from the lower court, the briefs and the oral arguments of counsel.
Defendant-appellant...
State v. Kleingers - 4/5/2000
JUDGMENT ENTRY.
This appeal, considered on the accelerated calendar under App.R. 11.1(E) and Loc.R. 12, is not controlling authority except as provided in S.Ct.R.Rep.Op. 2(G)(1).
On April 25, 1998, Steven Kleingers was...
City of Akron v. Kulasa - 4/5/2000
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
SLABY, Judge.
Defendant-appellant, James A. Kulasa,...
State v. Kroger - 4/3/2000
O P I N I O N
Defendant-appellant, William F. Kroger, appeals his conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol ("OMVI"), his fourth OMVI offense in six years.
At approximately 11:30 p.m. on...
State v. Fields - 4/3/2000
O P I N I O N
Defendant-appellant, Gregory G. Fields, appeals his convictions by the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas for driving under the influence of alcohol and driving under suspension.
On January 10, 1999,...
In re Stapleton - 4/3/2000
O P I N I O N
Appellant, Jeanie Ann Stapleton, appeals a Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, judgment entry granting permanent custody of Sarah Jean Stapleton to the Butler County Children Services Board...
In re Gregory - 4/3/2000
O P I N I O N
Appellant, Orville Gregory, appeals the decision of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas, Juvenile Division, granting permanent custody of his minor children, Edward and Felischa Gregory, to the Butler County...
State v. Wright - 3/31/2000
O P I N I O N
JUDGMENT: Affirmed in part; reversed in part and remanded.
This appeal is taken from a final judgment of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas. Appellant, James Wright, appeals the sentence imposed by the...
State v. True - 3/31/2000
DECISION.
Criminal Appeal From: Hamilton County Municipal Court
Judgment Appealed From Is: Affirmed
Please Note: We have sua sponte removed this case from the accelerated calendar.
The state appeals, pursuant to...
State v. Tippen - 3/31/2000
O P I N I O N
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
This is an accelerated calendar appeal submitted to the court on the briefs of the parties. Appellant, James R. Tippen, appeals from the final judgment of the Lake County Court of Common...
State v. Brownlie - 3/31/2000
O P I N I O N
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
This appeal emanated from the Portage County Municipal Court, Kent Division. Appellant, Kim L. Brownlie, appeals the trial court's judgment entry finding her guilty of driving under the...
City of Mentor v. Carriger - 3/31/2000
O P I N I O N
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
In this matter, appellant, Richard A Carriger, appeals the Mentor Municipal Court's judgment entry finding him guilty of driving under the influence, in violation of R.C. 4511.19(A)(1). ...
State v. Eskridge - 3/31/2000
O P I N I O N
JUDGMENT: Reversed and remanded.
This is an accelerated calendar appeal submitted to the court on the briefs of the parties. Appellant, the State of Ohio, appeals from a final judgment of an acting judge in...
State v. Slageter - 3/31/2000
DECISION.
Criminal Appeal From: Hamilton County Municipal Court
Judgment Appealed From Is: Affirmed
Please note: This case has sua sponte been removed from the accelerated calendar.
On December 5, 1998,...
State v. Wilton - 3/31/2000
Trial Court No. 97-CR-243
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
This is an appeal from the judgment of the Wood County Court of Common Pleas ordering appellant to pay a mandatory $750 fine. For the following reasons, we affirm the...
State v. Durm - 3/31/2000
O P I N I O N
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
This is an accelerated calendar case submitted to this court on the briefs of the parties.
Appellant, Brian S. Durm, appeals his convictions in the Portage County Municipal Court,...
State v. Fenwick - 3/31/2000
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the Erie County Court of Common Pleas that convicted defendant- appellant Russell Fenwick of rape, sexual battery, gross sexual imposition, attempted rape,...
State v. Beck - 3/30/2000
JUDGMENT REVERSED AND REMANDED.
Lena Beck appeals Judge Eileen A. Gallagher's imposition of the maximum sentences allowed by law for her convictions on one count of aggravated vehicular homicide and two counts of aggravated...
State v. Blosser - 3/30/2000
APPEALS from the Franklin County Municipal Court.
Defendant, Beverly Blosser, appeals her conviction and sentence for driving under the influence of alcohol, which was entered upon her no contest plea after her motion to...
State v. Spillers - 3/24/2000
Rendered on the 24th day of March , 2000.
Plaintiff-Appellant State of Ohio appeals from an order suppressing evidence in a prosecution for Driving Under the Influence. The State contends that the trial court improperly based...
State v. Ditty - 3/24/2000
Rendered on the 24th day of March , 2000.
James Ditty appeals from his conviction in the Darke County Common Pleas County Court of Operating a Motor Vehicle While Under the Influence of Alcohol, having three previous...
State v. Raphael - 3/24/2000
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
In this accelerated calendar case, defendant-appellant Adam W. Raphael appeals from the Lake County Court of Common Pleas judgment imposing the maximum sentence for the commission of a fourth degree felony. ...
State v. Smith - 3/24/2000
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
This is an accelerated calendar case submitted to this court on the briefs of the parties.
Appellant, Charles E. Smith, appeals from his conviction and sentence in the Portage County Municipal Court,...
State v. Lucas - 3/24/2000
Rendered on the 24th day of March , 2000.
Defendant-Appellant Richard J. Lucas appeals from a judgment of the County Court of Darke County overruling his motion to suppress certain evidence obtained following a routine traffic...
Lukehart v. West Ninth Street Partners - 3/23/2000
JUDGMENT: AFFIRMED.
Plaintiff-appellant Miss Cora Ann Lukehart ( Lukehart ) appeals from the granting of defendants-appellees West Ninth Street Partners, Inc.'s ( WNSP ) and Mr. Matthew Gillespie's ( Gillespie ) joint motion...
City of Rocky River v. Papandreas - 3/23/2000
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
This cause came on to be heard upon the accelerated calendar pursuant to App. R. 11.1 and Loc. R. 25, the records from the court of common pleas, oral argument of counsel and the briefs.
The Rocky River...
State v. Eastep - 3/22/2000
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
WHITMORE, Judge.
Defendant Donald L. Eastep has appealed...
McComb v. Andrews - 3/22/2000
CHARACTER OF PROCEEDINGS: Criminal Appeal from Municipal Court.
JUDGMENT: Judgment affirmed.
On October 27, 1998, at approximately 12:48 a.m., Officer Gregory Smith of the Village of McComb Police Department observed...
State v. Daniels - 3/20/2000
JUDGMENT ENTRY (Accelerated Calendar)
This is an accelerated appeal from the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas in which defendants-appellants, Paul Daniels ("Daniels") and William H. Puckett ("Puckett"), separately appeal ...
State v. Wright - 3/17/2000
JUDGMENT: Reversed and judgment entered for appellant.
Appellant, Duane A. Wright, appeals the Conneaut Municipal Court's judgment entry finding him guilty of operating a motor vehicle in violation of R.C. 4511.19(A)(3). ...
State v. Haucke - 3/17/2000
The State of Ohio appeals from a judgment of the Clark County Municipal Court, which granted John W. Haucke's motion to suppress evidence.
The facts of the case are undisputed. In the early morning hours of June 6, 1999, Haucke...
State v. Benton - 3/17/2000
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OTTAWA COUNTY
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
This case is before the court on appeal from the Ottawa County Municipal Court, which entered a judgment of conviction against appellant Robert A. Benton....
State v. Barney - 3/17/2000
Defendant-appellant Cynthia Barney appeals from her conviction and sentence, following a no-contest plea, for DUI and Speeding. Barney contends that the trial court erred by denying her motion to suppress. She contends that the...
State v. O'Linn - 3/16/2000
JUDGMENT: CONVICTION AFFIRMED; SENTENCE MODIFIED AND, AS MODIFIED, AFFIRMED.
Defendant-appellant, Timothy O'Linn, appeals his conviction and sentence in the Cuyahoga County Common Pleas Court of two counts of aggravated...
State v. Miller - 3/15/2000
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
This cause was heard upon the record in the trial court. Each error assigned has been reviewed and the following disposition is made:
Defendant Stephan Miller has appealed from his convictions and...
State v. Malco - 3/10/2000
Rendered on the 10th day of March , 2000.
Michael Malco was charged with driving under the influence, possession of marijuana, and possession of drug paraphernalia. After his motion to suppress evidence was overruled, Malco...
State v. Hanna - 3/10/2000
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment of the Bryan Municipal Court which denied appellant Theodore N. Hanna's motion to suppress evidence and found appellant guilty of driving while under the influence of alcohol, in violation...
State v. Cooper - 3/10/2000
DECISION.
Criminal Appeal From: Hamilton County Municipal Court
Judgment Appealed From Is: Affirmed
Note: We have sua sponte removed this case from the accelerated calendar.
The defendant-appellant, David J....
State v. Clink - 3/3/2000
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
This is an appeal from an April 15, 1999 judgment entry of the Ottawa County Municipal Court in which the court accepted a jury verdict finding appellant, Rickey D. Clink, guilty of driving under the...
State v. Neu - 3/3/2000
DECISION.
Criminal Appeal From: Hamilton County Municipal Court
Judgment Appealed From Is: Reversed and Cause Remanded
Plaintiff-appellant, the state of Ohio, appeals a decision of the trial court granting a motion to...
State v. Sunafrank - 2/24/2000
APPEAL from the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.
On January 3, 1999, appellant, Mark T. Sunafrank, was stopped by a law enforcement officer and subsequently charged with driving under the influence under R.C. 4511.19. As...
State v. Bostwick - 2/24/2000
Appellant was found guilty of a violation of R.C. 4511.19 following a jury trial. Appellant appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress and motion in limine and its admission of certain testimony that appellant alleges...
State v. James - 2/23/2000
JUDGMENT ENTRY.
This appeal, considered on the accelerated calendar under App.R. 11.1(E) and Loc.R. 12, is not controlling authority except as provided in S.Ct.R.Rep.Op. 2(G)(1).
Defendant-appellant Mark James was charged...
State v. Brooks - 2/22/2000
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
ASSIGNMENTS OF ERROR
1. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN IGNORING DEFENDANT'S NOTICE OF JURY DEMAND AND DEMAND FOR SPEEDY TRIAL FOR A PREVIOUSLY UNREPRESENTED DEFENDANT.
2. THE TRIAL COURT ERRED IN...
State v. Kubitz - 2/18/2000
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
This is an accelerated state's appeal from the Ottawa County Municipal Court's denial of a continuance in a jury trial.
On June 17, 1999, Thomas Kubitz was arrested for driving under the...
State v. Frank - 2/18/2000
OPINION.
Criminal Appeals From: Hamilton County Municipal Court
Judgments Appealed From Are: Reversed and Causes Remanded
The state appeals from the trial court's orders granting a motion to suppress evidence obtained...
State v. Barr - 2/17/2000
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Defendant-appellant Wilber B. Barr appeals his conviction on one count of driving while intoxicated (hereinafter "DUI") in violation of R.C. 4511.19. The State of Ohio is plaintiff-appellee.
STATEMENT...
State v. Komorowski - 2/16/2000
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Defendant Joseph F. Komorowski appeals a judgment of the Court of Common Pleas of Tuscarawas County, Ohio, convicting and sentencing him for one count of fleeing in violation of R.C.2921.331, after appellant...
State v. Hester - 2/11/2000
Rendered on the 11th day of February , 2000.
Robert W. Hester is appealing from his conviction of driving under the influence of alcohol, a violation of Xenia Ordinance 434.01(a)(1), following his plea of no contest to the...
State v. Binder - 2/11/2000
IN THE COURT OF APPEALS OF OTTAWA COUNTY
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
This case is before the court on appeal from the Ottawa County Municipal Court. Following a trial, the jury found appellant Brian L. Binder guilty of...
City of Xenia v. Allison - 2/11/2000
Rendered on the 11th day of February , 2000.
Richard L. Allison appeals from a judgment of the Xenia Municipal Court which clarified that a sentence previously entered by the court on a misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest...
Thomas v. City of Cleveland - 2/10/2000
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Ohio law permits the forfeiture of contraband used in connection with certain criminal offenses, regardless whether the owner of the contraband participated in the criminal offense. The issue in this appeal...
City of Akron v. Smith - 2/9/2000
DECISION AND JOURNAL ENTRY
Appellant-defendant Floyd T. Smith appeals from criminal proceedings against him in the Akron Municipal Court. Because an appellate court is required to raise jurisdictional issues involving final...
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