Case Title: State v. Taufeeq

Citation: 2002-Ohio-1495

Docket Number: 20011902

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 2002-04-03T00:00:00Z

Document:
[Cite as State v. Taufeeq, 94 Ohio St.3d 501, 2002-Ohio-1495.] 
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THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLANT, v. TAUFEEQ, APPELLEE. 
[Cite as State v. Taufeeq (2002), 94 Ohio St.3d 501.] 
Criminal law — Search and seizure — Search of passenger compartment of 
automobile after lawful custodial arrest of occupant of automobile — 
Court of appeals’ judgment reversed and cause remanded to trial court on 
authority of State v. Murrell. 
(No. 01-1902 — Submitted March 13, 2002 — Decided April 3, 2002.) 
APPEAL from the Court of Appeals for Clermont County, No. CA2000-12-094. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed, and the cause is 
remanded to the trial court for further proceedings on the authority of State v. 
Murrell (2002), 94 Ohio St.3d 489, 764 N.E.2d 986, decided today. 
 
DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, COOK and LUNDBERG STRATTON, JJ., 
concur. 
 
MOYER, C.J., dissents. 
 
PFEIFER, J., dissents and would affirm the judgment of the court of 
appeals.  See his dissent in State v. Murrell (2002), 94 Ohio St.3d 489, 764 
N.E.2d 986. 
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Donald W. White, Clermont County Prosecuting Attorney, Daniel J. 
Breyer and David H. Hoffmann, Assistant Prosecuting Attorneys, for appellant. 
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