On January 20, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in State v. Leak, 2016-Ohio-154. In a 4-3 decision written by Justice O’Neill, joined in full by Justices Lanzinger and Kennedy, in which Justice French concurred in judgment only, the court held that a warrantless inventory search of a
Car Impoundment
What’s On Their Minds: Warrantless Inventory Search and Tow of a Legally Parked Car After the Arrest of an Occupant of the Car. State of Ohio v. Quayshaun Leak.
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Update: On January 20, 2016, the Supreme Court of Ohio handed down a merit decision in this case. Read the analysis here.
On September 16, 2015, the Supreme Court of Ohio heard oral argument in the case of State v. Leak, 2014-1273. At issue is whether the arrest of the occupant of a legally…