Traffic Stop Violates Ohio Constitution Because Township Officer Lacked Authority
Posted in Appellate & Common Pleas Court Cases on Dec 10th, 2013
The Sixth District Court of Appeals ruled that an extraterritorial traffic stop by Lake Township Police Department officer on a State highway violated the defendant’s rights under Article 1, Section 14 of the Ohio Constitution. “[In Atwater v. Lago Vista] a stop, even if in violation of state law, is not unreasonable under the Fourth […]