Ohio Supreme Court, 1996

State v. Griffith

Ohio Supreme Court · Decided February 21, 1996 · Cook, Douglas, Moyer, Pfeifer, Resnick, Sweeney, Weight, Wright

74 Ohio St. 3d 554

Cases that cite this one

18 later published cases cite this decision.

State v. Turner, 2007-P-0090 (8-1-2008) (Ohio Ct. App. 2008)
State v. Morris (Ohio Ct. App. 2023)
State v. Parks (Ohio Ct. App. 2013)
State v. Simin (Ohio Ct. App. 2012)
State v. Ruediger (Ohio Ct. App. 2024)
State v. Henson (Ohio Ct. App. 2020)
State v. Stover (Ohio Ct. App. 2017)
City of Twinsburg v. Lacerva, 23849 (2-13-2008) (Ohio Ct. App. 2008)
Columbus v. Dixon, 07ap-536 (4-29-2008) (Ohio Ct. App. 2008)
State v. Franz, Unpublished Decision (4-13-2005) (Ohio Ct. App. 2005)
State v. Weideman (Ohio 2002)
State v. Weideman (Ohio 2002)
State v. Crittenden, Unpublished Decision (11-19-2001) (Ohio Ct. App. 2001)
State v. Matheny, Unpublished Decision (7-28-2000) (Ohio Ct. App. 2000)
State v. King, Unpublished Decision (6-18-1999) (Ohio Ct. App. 1999)
Cleveland v. Solomon, Unpublished Decision (8-12-1999) (Ohio Ct. App. 1999)
State v. Sebastian, Unpublished Decision (4-14-1997) (Ohio Ct. App. 1997)
State v. Griffith (Ohio 1996)

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Opinion of the Court

This cause is before this court upon the certification of the court of appeals that its judgment conflicted with the judgment of the Court of Appeals for Franklin County in Columbus v. Reid (1986), 32 Ohio App.3d 7, 513 N.E.2d 351, and the judgment of the Court of Appeals for Cuyahoga County in Lakewood v. Waselenchuk (1994), 94 Ohio App.3d 684, 641 N.E.2d 767, upon the following question:

“Does imposition of the exclusionary rule lie as a remedy for police violation of the accused’s statutory right to counsel under Section 2935.20 of the Revised Code in a prosecution arising under Section 4511.19(A)(3) of the Revised Code such that the prosecution should be precluded from presenting evidence of the results of an otherwise admissible breath alcohol content analysis of the accused solely because of police failure to comply with Section 2935.20 of the Revised Code?”

This court answers the certified question in the negative. The judgment of the court of appeals is reversed and the trial court’s judgment is reinstated on the authority of Fairborn v. Mattachione (1995), 72 Ohio St.3d 345, 650 N.E.2d 426.

Moyer, C.J., Douglas, Resnick, F.E. Sweeney and Cook, JJ., concur. Weight and Pfeifer, JJ., dissent.

Dissenting Opinion

Wright, J.,

dissenting. I dissent for generally the same reasons I dissented in Fairborn v. Mattachione (1995), 72 Ohio St.3d 345, 650 N.E.2d 426, a dissent that was joined by Chief Justice Moyer and Justice Pfeifer. I continue to believe that this issue is factually specific and should be determined case by case.

Pfeifer, J., concurs in the foregoing dissenting opinion.

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