OH12: Consent to “check” car for weapons includes containers in it

Defendant’s open-ended consent to “check” the car for weapons was broad enough to permit looking in containers. State v. Williams, 2021-Ohio-3704, 2021 Ohio App. LEXIS 3610 (12th Dist. Oct. 18, 2021).

Defendant made a lane violation when turning, and that justified the stop. His appearance and smell was reasonable suspicion of DUI. State v. Iloba, 2021-Ohio-3700, 2021 Ohio App. LEXIS 3611 (9th Dist. Oct. 18, 2021).*

Officers had a search warrant for defendant’s cell phone. His phone Google searches tied him to the AR-15 at issue. Harrison v. State, 2021 Tex. App. LEXIS 8397 (Tex. App. – El Paso Oct. 18, 2021) (unpublished) (no challenge made to the basis for or scope of the search).*

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