CRIMINAL/CRIMINAL PROCEDURE:

A magistrate does not have authority to rule on a motion to suppress evidence. However, when a defendant fails to object to the referral or to file written objections to the magistrate's order pursuant to Crim.R. 19(C), the referral does not constitute reversible error.

R.C. 4511.19, which prohibits driving while under the influence of alcohol, does not distinguish between public and private property and courts have held that there is no difference.

CRIMINAL/TRAFFIC:

An officer is justified in stopping a vehicle when he witnesses the vehicle straddle the double yellow center line for a distance of approximately a half mile. At that point, the driver has violated R.C. 4511.25(C), driving left of center.