Case Name: The State of Ohio, appellee v. Waldbillig, appellant
Court: Ohio Court of Appeals
Jurisdiction: Ohio
Decision Date: 1964-12-29
Citations: 29 Ohio L.R. 68
Docket Number: 38833
Parties: The State of Ohio, appellee v. Waldbillig, appellant.
Judges: Zimmerman, Matthias, Griffith and Herbert, JJ., concur.
Reporter: The Ohio Law Reporter; a weekly journal published in the interest of the legal profession in the state of Ohio
Volume: 29
Pages: 68–68

Head Matter:
38833.
The State of Ohio, appellee v. Waldbillig, appellant.

Opinion:
Appeal from the Court of Appeals for Hamilton County.
Taft, Chief Justice.
1. Where those in possession of and occupying an automobile have been lawfully arrested and removed to a police station, the police may lawfully take possession of such automobile and remove it to the police station; and, if, in doing so and not as the result of any search of such automobile, the police find incriminating evidence therein, such evidence may be admissible.
2. Where evidence has been found as a result of an illegal search, has not been suppressed on request and has been erroneously admitted against a defendant, such defendant's conviction should not be set aside if it does not appear that there is a reasonable possibility that the admission of such evidence may have contributed to the conviction.
Judgment affirmed.
Zimmerman, Matthias, Griffith and Herbert, JJ., concur.
O'Neill and Gibson, JJ., dissent.