Case Title: State v. Casas

Citation: 1996-Ohio-423

Docket Number: 19960679

State: ohio

Court: Ohio Supreme Court

Date: 1996-07-24T00:00:00Z

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THE STATE OF OHIO, APPELLEE, V. CASAS ET AL., APPELLANTS. 
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[Cite as State v. Casas (1996), ___ Ohio St.3d ___.] 
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Criminal law -- When police officer stops vehicle based on probable 
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cause that traffic violation has occurred, the stop is not 
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unreasonable under the Fourth Amendment to the United States 
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Constitution even if the officer had some ulterior motive for making 
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the stop. 
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(No. 96-679 -- Submitted April 30, 1996 -- Decided July 24, 1996.) 
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CERTIFIED by the Court of Appeals for Medina County, Nos. 2451-M 
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and 2452-M. 
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Dunn & Hare Co., L.P.A, and Kevin W. Dunn, for appellants. 
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The judgment of the court of appeals is affirmed on the authority 
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Dayton v. Erickson (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 12, 665 N.E.2d 1091 
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MOYER, C.J., DOUGLAS, RESNICK, F.E. SWEENEY, COOK and STRATTON, 
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JJ., concur. 
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PFEIFER, J., dissents for the reasons stated in his dissenting opinion 
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in Dayton v. Erickson (1996), 76 Ohio St.3d 12, 665 N.E.2d 1091, 1098. 
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