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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State v. Johnston - 3/26/1993
STEPHENSON, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the Chillicothe Municipal Court, finding Calvin E. Johnston, defendant below and appellant herein, guilty of driving under the influence...
State v. Geasley - 3/17/1993
REECE, Judge.
Shortly after midnight on Sunday, February 16, 1992, defendant-appellee, Christopher A. Geasley, was observed by Officer Douglas of the Tallmadge Police Department, driving his automobile at an excessive speed....
State v. Mock - 3/15/1993
HADLEY, Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Mark A. Mock, appeals from the Defiance Municipal Court's judgment finding him guilty of R.C. 4511.19(A)(3), inasmuch as that conviction was based on appellant's breath-alcohol test results,...
Lexington v. Reddington - 3/5/1993
SMART, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Municipal Court of Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, that convicted and sentenced defendant-appellant, Eric M. Reddington ("appellant"), for driving with a...
State v. Marryott - 3/2/1993
PETREE, Judge.
Defendant, Lawrence R. Marryott, Jr., appeals his conviction from the Franklin County Municipal Court of operating a motor vehicle while intoxicated with a greater breath-alcohol content than permitted by R.C....
State v. Wireman - 2/19/1993
EVANS, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal by the state of Ohio from a judgment of the Municipal Court of Defiance granting appellee's motion to suppress evidence supporting the state's charge that appellee was driving while...
State v. Weaver - 2/18/1993
HARSHA, Judge.
After entering a plea of no contest, Kenneth Weaver was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle with a breath-alcohol content in excess of the statutory limit. He appeals his conviction from a judgment entered...
State v. Woods - 2/17/1993
GREY, Judged.
This is an appeal from the Chillicothe Municipal Court. Defendant Michelle A. Woods was found guilty of violating R.C. 4511.19(A)(3), driving under the influence. We reverse.
On December 28, 1991, at 2:45...
State v. Williams - 1/28/1993
HARSHA, Judge.
Defendant, Lowell Williams, appeals from a judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the Circleville Municipal Court finding him guilty Of operating a motor vehicle with a breath-alcohol concentration above...
State v. Grubb - 1/26/1993
WHITESIDE, Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Jeffrey Scott Grubb ("defendant"), appeals from his conviction in the Franklin County Municipal Court of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol. Defendant raises...
State v. Gray - 1/21/1993
EVANS, Judge.
This is an appeal by Stephen Gray from a conviction and sentence rendered upon a jury verdict in the Lima Municipal Court for a violation of R.C. 4511.19(A)(1), driving while intoxicated.
On January 29,...
State v. Dultmeyer - 1/15/1993
Per Curiam.
This is an accelerated appeal from a judgment of the Maumee Municipal Court wherein, following a plea of no contest, defendant-appellant, Mark A. Dultmeyer, was found guilty of driving with a concentration of breath...
Sgambellone v. Ohio Bur. of Motor Vehicles - 1/13/1993
REECE, Judge.
Defendant-appellant, James Sgambellone, appeals the decision of the Akron Municipal Court upholding the suspension of his driver's license for refusing to submit to a breathalyzer test in violation of R.C....
State v. Radich - 12/21/1992
JOSEPH E. MAHONEY, Judge.
Appellant, state of Ohio, appeals the trial court's dismissal of the driving under the influence charge against appellee.
On January 20, 1991, appellee, Nicholas G. Radich, Jr., was charged with...
State v. Hathman - 12/14/1992
DOUGLAS, J.
The court of appeals determined that the opening of the closed containers (white plastic bag and its contents) found during the inventory search of appellee's automobile violated the Fourth Amendment...
Edmondson v. Steelman - 11/30/1992
WALSH, Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, Jamie Edmondson, appeals a decision of the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas denying a motion for leave to amend a first amended complaint.
The instant action arose out of an...
Broadview Hts. v. Abkemeier - 11/16/1992
HARPER, Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant city of Broadview Heights appeals from the decision of the Parma Municipal Court which granted defendant-appellee Kenneth A. Abkemeier, Jr.'s motion to suppress. The city maintains that the...
Mentor v. Kennell - 11/16/1992
HENDRICKSON, Judge.
This appeal is from the conviction of appellant, Thomas W. Kennell, on two charges by the Mentor Municipal Court. The charges are based on Mentor Municipal Code 71.01(A)(1), driving while under the influence...
State v. Mays - 11/10/1992
STEPHENSON, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the County Court of Pike County granting the motion filed by William M. Mays, defendant-appellee, to suppress the results of his blood-alcohol test in an R.C....
State v. Williams - 11/6/1992
THOMAS F. BRYANT, Judge.
This is an appeal by plaintiff-appellant, state of Ohio, from a judgment of the Defiance Municipal Court suppressing evidence on the motion of defendant-appellee, Charles R. Williams.
On September...
City of Broadview Heights v. Abkemeier - 11/5/1992
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
Plaintiff-appellant, City of Broadview Heights, appeals from the decision of the Parma Municipal Court which granted defendant's appellee's, Kenneth Abkemeier's, motion to suppress. The city maintains that...
State v. Kincaid - 10/28/1992
GREY, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of the Municipal Court of Hocking County. Donald Kincaid appeals his conviction of violating R.C. 4511.19(A)(1), operating a vehicle while under the influence of alcohol.
In...
State v. Lowman - 10/12/1992
WILLIAM W. YOUNG, Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Claude D. Lowman, appeals his bench trial convictions in Lebandn Municipal Court for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol pursuant to R.C. 4511.19(A)(1),...
State v. Davidson - 9/28/1992
WALSH, Judge.
Plaintiff-appellant, the state of Ohio, appeals an order of the Clermont County Court of Common Pleas granting a motion to suppress filed by defendant-appellee, Cynthia A. Davidson.
On September 6, 1991,...
State v. Cook - 9/28/1992
WALSH, Judge.
Defendant-appellant, John B. Cook, appeals his conviction in Brown County Court for driving while under the influence of drugs ("DUI") in violation of R.C. 4511.19(A)(1).
On Friday, January 3, 1992, at...
State v. McLemore - 9/25/1992
HADLEY, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from the December 10, 1991 judgment entry of the Crawford County Municipal Court setting forth a conviction of appellant Burnie McLemore after a plea of no contest to a charge of...
State v. Lampman - 9/21/1992
JOSEPH E. MAHONEY, Presiding Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Stephen R. Lampman, was involved in a one-vehicle accident with his pickup truck in which his passenger was killed. Appellant was transported to the hospital for...
State v. Rankin - 9/21/1992
Per Curiam.
Defendant-appellant, Pamela S. Rankin, appeals convictions in the Brown County Court of Common Pleas for vehicular homicide, aggravated vehicular homicide, and aggravated vehicular assault.
On May 18, 1991,...
Shoemaker v. Ohio Bur. of Motor Vehicles - 9/15/1992
HADLEY, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal by appellant Gary D. Shoemaker from the judgment of the Municipal Court of Napoleon upholding appellee Bureau of Motor Vehicles' ("BMV's") implied consent suspension of appellant's...
State v. Vanderkooi - 9/4/1992
HADLEY, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal by defendant-appellant, Patricia A. Vanderkooi ("appellant"), from the judgment and sentencing of the Municipal Court of Crawford County, finding her guilty of driving under the...
In re Higby - 6/24/1992
REECE, Judge.
Douglas Higby, appellant, appeals from the decision of the Wayne County Juvenile Court awarding permanent custody of his daughter, Amanda M. Higby, to the appellee, Wayne County Children Services Board ("CSB"). ...
Nationwide Ins. Co. v. Tobler - 6/8/1992
Per Curiam.
Defendants-appellants, Rosalie Tobler, administrator of the estate of Shawn Kelly, Ellen Tye, administrator of the estate of Eric Lilze, and Russell Tye, appeal a decision of the Warren County Court of Common Pleas...
State v. Williams - 6/5/1992
JAMES D. SWEENEY, Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Montell Williams, was charged under the drug law in violation of R.C. 2925.11, and of possession of criminal tools in violation of R.C. 2923.24. On July 10, 1990, the jury returned...
Hosaflook v. Bar-Linn - 6/4/1992
JUDGMENT: Reversed and remanded.
William Hosaflook sued Bar-Linn, Inc. d.b.a. Gaulway Inn alleging that the negligence of Inn employees caused him personal injuries. Hosaflook also stated a separate cause of action based upon...
State v. Melvan - 6/2/1992
HARSHA, Judge.
This is an appeal by the state of Ohio, plaintiff- appellant, pursuant to R.C. 2945.67 and Crim. R. 12(J) from an entry of the Gallipolis Municipal Court granting the motion of Anthony J. Melvan,...
City of Richmond Heights v. Marando - 5/28/1992
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
Jeffrey Marando appeals the denial of his pre-trial motion to suppress statements and evidence arising from his arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. In one assignment of error, he challenges...
State v. Tomlin - 5/27/1992
HOLMES, J.
The sole issue certified to this court is whether the element of "chronic alcohol " enumerated in R.C. 2923.13(A)(4) may be established by testimony or other evidence provided by an individual other than a...
State v. Williams - 5/21/1992
JUDGMENT: DISMISSED.
Defendant-appellant Montell Williams was convicted under the drug law in violation of R.C. 2925.11; and possession of criminal tools in violation of R.C. 2923.24. On July 10, 1990, the jury returned a...
Brewster v. Sexton - 5/18/1992
MILLIGAN, Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Brian K. Sexton ("appellant"), was arrested on December 30, 1989 and charged with driving while intoxicated, driving under suspension, and reckless operation.
On April 10, 1990,...
State v. Zampini - 5/18/1992
NADER, Judge.
This is an accelerated appeal from the Painesville Municipal Court. Defendant-appellant, Darrin L. Zampini, appeals his conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol, R.C. 4511.19, and driving under a...
State v. Spangler - 5/6/1992
THOMAS F. BRYANT, Judge.
This is an appeal by plaintiff-appellant, state of Ohio ("state"), from judgment of the Defiance Municipal Court, granting defendant-appellee Erest Spangler's motion to suppress evidence.
On...
State v. Marion - 4/27/1992
GWIN, Presiding Judge.
Defendants, Ricky L. Davis and Paul E. Marion, Jr. ("appellants"), appeal from the judgments of conviction and sentence entered upon no contest pleas to operating a motor vehicle while under the influence...
City of South Euclid v. Kiss - 4/16/1992
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
PARRINO, J.
Defendant-appellant Edmund Kiss ("appellant") appeals his convictions in South Euclid Municipal Court for driving under the influence of alcohol with a chemical test reading in excess of .10%...
State v. Steinman - 4/15/1992
FAIN, Presiding Judge.
Defendant-appellant Lawrence J. Steinman, Jr., a.k.a. Larry Miller, appeals from his conviction and sentence, following a jury trial, for tampering with records, transferring a motor vehicle with a...
Columbus v. Seabolt - 4/14/1992
MCCORMAC, judge.
Janice D. Seabolt, defendant-appellant, was convicted by the court of operating a motor vehicle under the influence of alcohol, having a concentration of blood alcohol of .10 percent or more. She appeals,...
Hornikel v. C.C. Barr Sahara - 4/9/1992
Appellant, Francis Hornikel, brought suit against CC Barr Sahara, Inc., Walter Apanasewicz, James Cvelbar, Larry H. Mandell, C.C. Buckley, 616 St. Lawrence, Inc., Rosemary A. Tomba, and Patrick Tomba, alleging that they had an...
State v. Brown - 4/8/1992
WRIGHT, J.
This case requires us to define the proper scope of a search of an automobile incident to the driver's arrest for driving under the influence of alcohol. The state urges us to reverse the lower courts on the...
City of Cleveland v. Miller - 4/2/1992
JUDGMENT: AFFIRMED.
This appeal arises out of the judgment of the Cleveland Municipal Court. Therein, defendant-appellant was found guilty of violating traffic ordinances while under the influence of alcohol. On review of...
State v. Scott - 3/31/1992
HADLEY, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal by the plaintiff-appellant state of Ohio ("state") from a judgment of the Bellefontaine Municipal Court, entered May 16, 1991, dismissing the charge of driving under the influence of...
State v. Arrizola - 3/31/1992
EVANS, Judge.
This is an appeal from the judgment and sentence of the Municipal Court of Napoleon in which the defendant-appellant, Alfredo Arrizola, was convicted of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of...
State v. Adams - 3/30/1992
GRADY, Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Lisa Ann Adams, appeals from her conviction for a violation of Section 333.01(a)(3) of the Urbana Codified Ordinances, which prohibits operation of a vehicle by any person who has...
State v. Barger - 2/28/1992
SHAW, Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Gloria Barger, appeals the judgment and sentence of the Findlay Municipal Court, following a jury verdict which found her guiltsof two counts of driving under the influence, in violation of...
State v. Porter - 1/20/1992
STEPHENSON, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment entered by the Gallipolis Municipal Court of Gallia County, following a bench trial, finding defendant-appellant Harold L. Porter, Jr. guilty of driving under the...
State v. Gullett - 1/3/1992
STEPHENSON, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal by the state of Ohio from a judgment entered by the Hillsboro Municipal Court sustaining a motion to suppress evidence filed by Alan M. Gullett, defendant below and appellee...
Bryan v. Fox - 12/20/1991
ABOOD, Judge.
This is an appeal from the judgment of the Bryan Municipal Court in which appellant was found guilty of operating a motor vehicle with a concentration of alcohol in excess of lawful limits in violation of city of...
Johnson v. Bureau of Motor Vehicles - 12/19/1991
Appellant James R. Johnson was arrested in the early morning hours of July 16, 1989 in the City of Mentor on the charge of driving under the influence of alcohol. Appellant refused to take a breathalyzer test at the police station...
State v. Mascaro - 12/18/1991
CACIOPPO, Judge.
Appellant, John P. Mascaro, was charged with driving under the influence (R.C. 4511.19 ); driving with a prohibited blood-alcohol content (R.C. 4511.19 ); driving left of center (R.C. 4513.263); and not...
State v. Jones - 12/18/1991
Per Curiam.
This cause came on to be heard upon the appeals, the transcript of the docket, journal entries and original papers from the Hamilton County Municipal Court, the transcript of the proceedings, and the briefs and...
State v. Combs - 12/18/1991
MOYER, C.J.
We have reviewed Combs' fifteen propositions of law, independently assessed the evidence relating to the death sentences, balanced the aggravating circumstance in each count against the mitigating factors,...
State v. Mcrae - 11/27/1991
On January 16, 1986, defendant-appellant Devire W. McCrae ("appellant") was indicted by the Cuyahoga County Grand Jury for one count of Murder, in violation of R.C. 2903.02. At his arraignment on January 28, 1986, appellant pleaded...
City of Cleveland v. Berkesch - 11/14/1991
Defendant-appellant Christopher Berkesch ("Berkesch") appeals from convictions of driving through a red light at an intersection and driving under the influence of alcohol in violation of Cleveland Codified Ordinance Sections 413.03...
Columbus v. Holland - 11/7/1991
WHITESIDE, Judge.
Defendant, Wilma Holland, appeals from her conviction of driving without a valid license in violation of Columbus City Code Section 2135.01 following her plea of no contest, which she entered when her motion...
State v. Conley - 9/30/1991
STEPHENSON, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal by the state of Ohio from a judgment entered by the Common Pleas Court of Ross County, granting a motion to dismiss on double jeopardy grounds filed by John H. Conley, defendant...
State v. Beam - 9/16/1991
NADER, Judge.
On March 12, 1990, at 11:25 p.m., appellant, George C. Beam, was arrested for driving left of center (R.C. 4511.29), driving while under the influence of alcohol or drugs (R.C. 4511.19 ), driving while having a...
State v. Rousseau - 9/13/1991
Per Curiam.
This is an appeal from the decision and sentence of the Port Clinton Municipal Court which, following a plea of no contest, found appellant guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol. Because we find that the...
State v. Butler - 9/11/1991
HARSHA, Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment rendered upon a jury verdict in the Chillicothe Municipal Court finding Carl B. Butler, defendant-appellant, guilty of violating R.C. 2921.33, resisting arrest (a misdemeanor of...
State v. Fraley - 9/10/1991
GREY, Judge.
This is an appeal from a jury verdict of the Portsmouth Municipal Court finding Richard Fraley guilty of failure to obey a traffic signal in violation of Portsmouth City Ordinance 414.01 and guilty of driving with...
State v. Varner - 7/31/1991
REECE, Judge.
Defendant-appellee, Joseph P. Varner, Jr., was originally charged in the Summit County Court of Common Pleas with breaking and entering, R.C. 2911.13. He signed a bond allowing his release, but then failed to...
State v. Hengstler - 7/30/1991
THOMAS F. BRYANT, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal by Gregory Hengstler from the judgment of the Bellefontaine Municipal Court of Logan County entered October 4, 1990, finding Hengstler guilty and sentencing him on his pleas...
State v. Jenkins - 7/23/1991
STEPHENSON, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence of Russell E. Jenkins, defendant below and appellant herein, entered upon a jury verdicsfinding appellant guilty of the offense of...
State v. Easter - 7/19/1991
STEPHENSON, Presiding Judge.
This is a consolidated appeal from judgments entered by the Chillicothe Municipal Court finding Lester Easter and Robert Alexander, defendants below and appellants herein, guilty of operating a...
Cline v. Ohio Bur. of Motor Vehicles - 7/10/1991
CACIOPPO, J.
The case before us raises questions with respect to the Ohio implied consent statute, former R.C. 4511.191. The issue presented is whether a licensee is subject to license suspension when he refuses to...
State v. Estep - 6/20/1991
PEGGY BRYANT, Judge.
Defendant-appellant, Jeffrey A. Estep, appeals from a judgment of the Franklin County Municipal Court finding him guilty of driving while under the influence of alcohol in violation of R.C. 4511.19(A)(4). ...
State v. Dehner - 6/4/1991
STEPHENSON, Presiding Judge.
This is an appeal from a judgment of conviction and sentence entered by the Chillicothe Municipal Court after a bench trial finding Penny S. Dehner, defendant below and appellant herein, guilty of...
State v. Lentz - 5/1/1991
Per Curiam.
This is an appeal by the state of Ohio from a judgment rendered in the Tiffin Municipal Court, granting defendant Gary L. Lentz's pretrial motion to suppress breathalyzer results and statements made in violation of...
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