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. Davis - 4/22/2002
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
. Frank Davis appeals his conviction for operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (OMVI), a violation of R.C. 4511.19(A)(1) and assigns the following errors:
FIRST...
State v. Vargas - 4/22/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Defendant-appellant James Vargas appeals his conviction and sentence from the Stark County Court of Common Pleas on one count of aggravated robbery in violation of R.C. 2911.01 with a firearm specification,...
State v. Clancy - 4/19/2002
{ } Defendant, Bobby Lee Clancy, appeals from his conviction on one count of carrying a concealed weapon in violation of R.C. 2923.12(A), which was entered on his plea of no contest after the trial court overruled Clancy's motion to...
State v. Smith - 4/19/2002
{ } Defendant-appellant Kirkland Smith appeals from his conviction and sentence for Operating a Motor Vehicle During a License Suspension, in violation of R.C. 4507.02(D). He contends that the conviction is not supported by...
State v. Keirns - 4/19/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Plaintiff-appellant State of Ohio appeals the January 30, 2002 Journal Entry of the Morgan County Court, which granted defendant-appellee Sheila Y. Keirns' motion to suppress.
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND...
State v. Hensley - 4/19/2002
{ } This is an appeal by the State from a judgment entered by the Montgomery County Area One District Court, finding Defendant, Robert Hensley, not guilty of a charge of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol....
State v. Oatess - 4/18/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Appellant Dale A. Oatess appeals a judgment of the Fairfield County Municipal court convicting him of obstructing official business (R.C. 2921.31), possession of drug paraphernalia (R.C. 2925.14(C)(1)),...
State v. Mitchell - 4/18/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
Defendant-appellant Eric Mitchell ( appellant ) appeals the judgment of the trial court which, after a jury trial, found him guilty of possession of drugs and sentenced him to a term of 12 months...
State v. Ferguson - 4/18/2002
CHARACTER OF PROCEEDINGS: Criminal Appeal from Common Pleas Court.
JUDGMENT: Judgment affirmed.
This appeal, having been heretofore placed on the accelerated calendar, is being considered pursuant to App.R. 11.1(E) and...
City of Cleveland v. Santana - 4/18/2002
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.
1. This is an appeal from an order of Cleveland Municipal Judge Ronald B. Adrine that denied Hector Santana's motion to suppress evidence of his use and possession of marijuana, after which he pleaded no...
State v. McCulty - 4/17/2002
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, James K. McCulty, appeals from his convictions in...
State v. Queen - 4/16/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
At 8: 00 p.m. on August 1, 2001, Morgan County Sheriff's Deputy Paul Raver observed appellee Paul Queen operating a motor vehicle in Morgan County, Ohio. According to the deputy, the vehicle passed through an...
State v. McCoy - 4/15/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Defendant-appellant Willie McCoy, Jr. appeals from his conviction and sentence by the Stark County Court of Common Pleas on one count of driving while the under the influence, in violation of R. C....
State v. Hamilton - 4/12/2002
Appellant, Anton D. Hamilton, Jr., appeals from the judgment entered by the Lake County Court of Common Pleas. A jury found appellant guilty of murder with a firearm specification. The court sentenced appellant to fifteen years to...
Schenck v. Sebree - 4/12/2002
{ } Steven Skrip appeals from the trial court's refusal to grant his motion to withdraw his guilty plea to drug trafficking made after he was sentenced to seventeen months in prison.
{ } On November 17, 2000, Skrip was indicted...
State v. Lozada - 4/11/2002
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED
Santos Lozada appeals from a judgment of the common pleas court denying his motion to expunge his conviction for carrying a concealed weapon. On appeal, Lozada claims that the trial court failed to consider...
City of Rocky River v. Burke - 4/11/2002
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.
Appellant, Thomas Burke, appeals from the judgment of the Rocky River Municipal Court, which convicted him of driving under the influence of alcohol, in violation of R.C. 4511.19(A)(1); failure to drive...
City of Rocky River v. Horvath - 4/11/2002
Michael Horvath appeals from a judgment of the Rocky River Municipal Court finding him guilty of driving while under the influence of alcohol. Horvath challenges on appeal the denial of his motion to suppress evidence based on his...
City of Middletown v. Flinchum - 4/10/2002
Submitted November 28, 2001
The facts of this case are not in dispute. On April 23, 1999, Middletown police officers observed appellant Thomas Flinchum's car stopped at a red traffic light. When the light changed, appellant spun...
State v. Rupp - 4/8/2002
Defendant-appellant, Gregory Rupp, appeals his conviction in the Butler County Court of Common Pleas for failure to comply with an order or signal of a police officer. We affirm appellant's conviction.
Appellant's conviction...
State v. Shepard - 4/5/2002
{ } Defendant-appellant William Shepard appeals from his conviction and sentence, following a no-contest plea, for Driving Under the Influence. Shepard contends that the trial court erred by denying his motion to suppress. He...
State v. O'Hora - 4/5/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed in part, reversed in part, and remanded.
Appellant, John E. O'Hora, III, appeals from the denial of his motion to suppress evidence and the subsequent conviction and sentence for carrying a concealed weapon. ...
City of North Olmsted v. Benning - 4/4/2002
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.
The appellant, Margaret J. Benning, appeals the decision of the Rocky River Municipal court in denying her motion to suppress evidence and in failing to properly impose sentence. For the reasons set forth...
City of Akron v. Robinson - 4/3/2002
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, Belinda Robinson ("Robinson"), appeals her...
State v. Weideman - 4/3/2002
Criminal law - Where law enforcement officer, acting outside statutory territorial jurisdiction, stops and detains a motorist for an offense committed and observed outside officer's jurisdiction, the seizure of the motorist by the...
State v. Murrell - 4/3/2002
Criminal law - Search and seizure - When police officer has made a lawful custodial arrest of the occupant of an automobile, the officer may, as a contemporaneous incident of that arrest, search the passenger compartment of that...
State v. Gangale - 4/3/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND CASE
On August 6, 1999, at approximately 10: 00 p.m., Appellant and some friends patronized a local nightclub by the name of Bentley's. Appellant admits to drinking one or two...
State v. Decker - 4/1/2002
JUDGMENT: Reversed and Remanded
Plaintiff-appellant/cross-appellee the State of Ohio appeals the August 6, 2001 Judgment Entry and Order entered by the Massillon Municipal Court, which granted defendant-appellee/cross-appellant...
State v. Eskridge - 3/29/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
On January 17, 1998, after a reported theft, a Portage County Sheriff's deputy stopped appellant, James C. Eskridge, who was driving a truck nearly identical to the truck reported to be involved in the theft...
City of Cincinnati v. Howard - 3/27/2002
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).
Early in the morning of June 27, 2000,...
Winegar v. Greenfield Polce Department - 3/27/2002
Plaintiff-Appellant Helena Winegar, in her capacity as administrator of the estate of Benjamin J. Shiltz, appeals the judgment of the Highland County Court of Common Pleas, which granted the motion for summary judgment of...
State v. Cantrell - 3/26/2002
APPEAL from the Franklin County Court of Common Pleas.
Appellant, Travis Cantrell, appeals his conviction on two counts of aggravated vehicular homicide in violation of R.C. 2903.06, one count of failure to stop after an...
State v. Orr - 3/26/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
. This is a timely appeal from Appellant's conviction in the Belmont County Court, Western Division, on one count of driving under the influence ("DUI") and one count of failure to control. Appellant argues...
State v. Allman - 3/26/2002
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
This is an appeal from a Vinton County Court judgment of conviction and sentence. The trial court found Charles C. Allman, defendant below and appellant herein, guilty of (1) driving under suspension...
State v. Lazenby - 3/25/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
. This matter presents a timely appeal from a judgment rendered by the Eastern Area County Court for Columbiana County, Ohio finding Defendant-Appellant Steven T. Lazenby (hereinafter "Lazenby") guilty of...
State v. Wooten - 3/25/2002
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
This is an appeal from an Athens County Municipal Court judgment that granted a motion to suppress evidence filed by Frederick A. Wooten, Jr., defendant below and appellee herein. Pursuant to Crim.R....
State v. Norwood - 3/22/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
Appellant, Leonard R. Norwood, Sr., appeals the August 29, 2000 judgment entry of the Lake County Court of Common Pleas.
On December 22, 1999, appellant was indicted on six counts of trafficking in...
State v. Heidelberg - 3/22/2002
DECISION AND JUDGMENT ENTRY
This appeal is from the June 5, 2001 judgment of the Bowling Green Municipal Court, which sentenced appellant following his conviction for violating R.C. 4511.21(D), speeding; R.C. 4511.19(A)(1),...
State v. Swank - 3/22/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
This is an accelerated calendar appeal submitted on the record and the briefs of the parties. Thomas M. Swank ("appellant") appeals the March 22, 2001 judgment entry by the Mentor Municipal Court. Appellant...
State v. Downing - 3/22/2002
Rendered on the 22nd day of March, 2002.
{ } On February 27, 2001, Defendant-Appellant Ross S. Downing was cited for a marked lanes violation, failing to wear a seatbelt, OMVI/DUI, and obstruction of official business....
State v. Kosin - 3/20/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
. Defendant-appellant, John E. Kosin, appeals from the decision of the Eastern Area Court of Columbiana County finding him guilty of driving under the influence of alcohol, speeding, and having a defective...
State v. Carrico - 3/18/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
On May 5, 2001, Licking County Sheriff Deputy Randy Morton stopped appellant, Tracee Carrico, for a lane violation. Upon investigation, Deputy Morton cited appellant for driving under the influence in...
State v. Bunkley - 3/15/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
This timely appeal comes for consideration upon the record in the trial court and the parties' briefs. Defendant-Appellant, Edward Bunkley (hereinafter "Bunkley"), appeals the trial court's decision finding...
State v. Riesbeck - 3/15/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
The State of Ohio appeals the decision of the Monroe County Court which suppressed evidence obtained by police who stopped Abigail Riesbeck for allegedly making two wide right turns which each brought her...
State v. Campbell - 3/15/2002
OPINION.
Criminal Appeal From: Hamilton County Court of Common Pleas
Judgment Appealed From Is: Reversed and Cause Remanded
Appellant Daniel J. Campbell was charged with the attempted murder of Stacy Porter and with...
State v. Phillips - 3/15/2002
{ } Defendant-appellant Mark Phillips appeals from his conviction and sentence, following a no-contest plea, for Driving Under the Influence. Phillips contends that the trial court erred when it denied his motion to suppress, because...
City of Cleveland v. Rollins - 3/14/2002
JUDGMENT AFFIRMED.
This cause came to be heard upon the accelerated calender pursuant to App.R. 11.1 and Loc.R. 11.1.
Defendant-appellant herein, Ricky Rollins appeals from the trial court's decision overruling his motion...
State v. Banks - 3/13/2002
Judgment: Affirmed in part; reversed in part and remanded for resentencing.
. Defendant-appellant Carlton Banks Jr. appeals the sentencing by the trial court and claims that the trial court's imposition of maximum and...
State v. Nelson - 3/7/2002
APPEAL from the Franklin County Municipal Court.
Homer Nelson, defendant-appellant, appeals a judgment of the Franklin County Municipal Court denying his motion to suppress all evidence obtained from the stop of his vehicle at...
State v. Carpenter - 3/6/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
On May 20, 2001, appellant, Rodney Carpenter, was cited with driving under the influence in violation of R.C. 4511.19, operating a motor vehicle with a suspended license in violation of R.C. 4507.02 and...
City of Kettering v. Grubbs - 3/1/2002
Defendant, Janet K. Grubbs, appeals from her conviction and sentence for DUI.
Grubbs was arrested on November 11, 2000. She was charged with DUI, in violation of R.C. 4511.19(A)(1), and speeding in violation of Kettering...
State v. Drake - 2/27/2002
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, Dempsey Drake, Jr. ("Drake"), appeals the decision...
State v. Coates - 2/25/2002
Defendant-Appellant Donald Coates appeals the judgment of the Athens County Municipal Court, which denied in part his motion to suppress the results of field-sobriety test results and found him guilty of operating a motor vehicle while...
State v. Dwyer - 2/22/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed.
In this accelerated calendar appeal submitted on the briefs of the parties, appellant, Michael P. Dwyer, challenges the final judgment of the Mentor Municipal Court, finding him guilty of driving under the...
State v. Gardner - 2/21/2002
CHARACTER OF PROCEEDINGS: Criminal Appeal from Municipal Court
JUDGMENT: Judgment Reversed and Remanded
Defendant-appellant, Betsy Gardner, appeals from the conviction and sentence of the Lima Municipal Court for driving...
State v. Semenchuk - 2/21/2002
Judgment: Affirmed
Defendant-appellant George Semenchuk appeals his convictions of domestic violence, assaulting a police officer and disrupting public service in the Cuyahoga Court of Common Pleas. For the following reasons,...
State v. Randolph - 2/19/2002
JUDGMENT: Dismissed
Appellant James Randolph appeals the decision of the Stark County Court of Common Pleas that denied his motion to amend the sentence to make it conform to the original sentence. The following facts give rise...
State v. Stinard - 2/19/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Appellant Dennis M. Stinard appeals a judgment of the Stark County Common Pleas Court convicting him of safecracking, breaking and entering, possession of criminal tools, and driving under the influence of...
State v. Frisby - 2/19/2002
Defendant-appellant, Paul Frisby, appeals a decision of the Butler County Court of Common Pleas overruling his motion to suppress evidence.
On September 17, 2000, Middletown Police Officer Raqib Ahmed stopped appellant because...
City of Rocky River v. Surovey - 2/14/2002
This appeal is before the Court on the accelerated docket pursuant to App.R. 11.1 and Loc. App.R. 11.1.
Plaintiff-appellant appeals the trial court's denial of his motion to suppress his traffic stop.
Appellant Michael...
City of Cleveland v. Trzebuckowski - 2/14/2002
Plaintiff-appellant City of Cleveland appeals from the trial court's decision to grant the motion to suppress filed by defendant-appellee Stanley Trzebuckowski. On August 31, 2000, at 12:56 a.m., the appellee was arrested for and...
State v. Kaiser - 2/12/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Defendant-appellant, Marie A. Kaiser, appeals her conviction in the Columbiana County Court, Northwest Area, for DUI.
Prior to the case at hand, appellant had been convicted of DUI twice within the past...
State v. Schwartz - 2/7/2002
JUDGMENT: Reversed and Remanded
Appellant Rebecca Schwartz appeals a conviction and sentence on one count of operating a motor vehicle while under the influence of alcohol (R.C. 4511.19(A)(1)), and operating a motor vehicle...
State v. Cook - 2/7/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
On February 4, 2001, Sergeant Greg Seesholtz of the Lancaster Police Department stopped appellant, Matthew Cook. Upon investigation, Sergeant Seesholtz cited appellant for driving under the influence of...
State v. Williams - 2/7/2002
JUDGMENT: AFFIRMED.
Curtis Williams appeals from a judgment of conviction entered pursuant to a jury verdict finding him guilty of felonious assault with a peace officer specification. On appeal, Williams argues that the trial...
State v. Smith - 2/4/2002
JUDGMENT ENTRY
(Accelerated Calendar)
This cause is an accelerated appeal from the Hamilton Municipal Court in which the state of Ohio appeals the grant of a motion to suppress evidence made on behalf of defendant-appellee,...
State v. Stecion - 1/30/2002
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, James Stecion, appeals his conviction in the Akron...
State v. Young - 1/28/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Defendant-appellant Jeffrey A. Young appeals his conviction and sentence entered by the Morrow County Court of Common Pleas on one count of aggravated vehicular homicide, in violation of R.C. 2903.06....
State v. Furgiuele - 1/28/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND CASE
The facts in this case are that Officer Darrin Icardi of the Louisville Police Department observed appellant make a right turn from West Main St. on to Constitution Ave....
State v. Hinkle - 1/28/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
STATEMENT OF THE FACTS AND THE CASE
This is an appeal from a finding of guilty after a plea of no contest to one count each of Driving under the Influence and Failure to Control a Motor Vehicle. The...
State v. Wegley - 1/28/2002
Defendant-appellant, Chad Wegley, appeals a decision of the Warren County Court, denying his motion to suppress evidence of field sobriety tests. We affirm the decision of the trial court.
On October 23, 2000, at approximately...
State v. Orihel - 1/28/2002
This is an appeal from an Athens County Municipal Court judgment of conviction and sentence. The trial court found Cynthia Orihel, defendant below and appellant herein, guilty of driving while under the influence of alcohol in...
City of Cleveland v. Duckworth - 1/24/2002
JUDGMENT DISMISSED.
Appellant William D. Duckworth appeals from his conviction for driving under the influence of alcohol in violation of Cleveland Codified Ordinance 433.01(a)(1). We find that the trial court did not dispose...
State v. Arnold - 1/24/2002
JUDGMENT: Reversed and Remanded.
This appeal is before the Court on the accelerated docket pursuant to App.R. 11.1 and Loc. App.R. 11.1.
Plaintiff-appellant, the State of Ohio, appeals the trial court's ruling that the...
State v. Johnson - 1/17/2002
JUDGMENT: Affirmed
Defendant-appellant Keith Johnson appeals the February 21, 2001 Judgment Entry of the Delaware County Court of Common Pleas which found him guilty of one count of driving under the influence of alcohol....
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